震えが背筋を走った。

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震え が 背筋 を 走った 。

English Translation

A shiver ran down my spine.

Furigana

震(ふる)えが背筋(せすじ)を走(はし)った。

Romanji

Furue ga sesuji o hashitta.

Words

震え (ふるえ)

shivering; trembling

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

背筋 (せすじ、はいきん)

the muscles along the spine; dorsal muscles; spinal column; seam in the back; back seam

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

走る (はしる)

to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward

Kanji

震

Readings: シン、 ふる.う、 ふる.える

Meanings: quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiver

背

Readings: ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける

Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel

筋

Readings: キン、 すじ

Meanings: muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent

走

Readings: ソウ、 はし.る

Meaning: run