寒気

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 寒気(さむけ) means a bodily feeling of chill or coldness.
• Basic usage: It is used for feeling chilled after staying in wet clothes or becoming cold during the night.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Another reading of 寒気
  • 寒気(かんき) is used for cold air or cold weather.
  • This entry is さむけ, a chill felt in the body.
• Expressions for the feeling
  • 寒気を感じた and 寒気がして describe feeling a chill.
  • They focus on the sensation and do not necessarily establish that the body visibly shook.