寒気

• 読み: さむけ
• ローマ字: samuke
• 漢字の分解: 寒 (kan/samu) — cold; 気 (ki/ke) — feeling, sensation
• 発音: /sa.mɯ.ke/

意味

Chill; the shivers; a shivering sensation, often from illness or fear.

Read as さむけ, this refers to a physical sensation of chills or shivering, typically associated with the onset of a cold or fever. Also used for the chilling sensation caused by fear or horror. Note: the same kanji can be read as かんき, which means 'cold air/weather' — a different word with a different meaning.

例文

1. 風邪の前兆として寒気がした。
2. 突然寒気を感じて上着を羽織った。
3. ホラー映画を見ていたら背筋に寒気が走った。

使い方ガイド

場面: health, illness, horror

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 寒 (kan/samu, cold) + 気 (ki/ke, feeling/sensation). When read さむけ, the native Japanese reading emphasises the bodily sensation of cold, distinguishing it from the on'yomi reading かんき (cold weather).

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal