“Hair-raising” in Japanese
Short answer
Hair-raising in Japanese is “おどろおどろしい” (odoroodoroshii). Full meaning: eerie, hair-raising; exaggerated, ostentatious.
Other ways to say “Hair-raising” in Japanese
身の毛のよだつ
minokenoyodatsu hair-raising, bloodcurdling, horrible, shocking, gruesome
おどろおどろし
odoroodoroshi eerie, hair-raising; exaggerated, ostentatious
おどろおどろしかろふ
odoroodoroshikaroo eerie, hair-raising; exaggerated, ostentatious
オドロオドロしかろふ
odoroodoroshikaroo eerie, hair-raising; exaggerated, ostentatious
おどろおどろしく
odoroodoroshiku eerie, hair-raising; exaggerated, ostentatious
おどろおどろしけれ
odoroodoroshikere eerie, hair-raising; exaggerated, ostentatious
おどろおどろしかろ
odoroodoroshikaro eerie, hair-raising; exaggerated, ostentatious
おどろおどろしきゃ
odoroodoroshikya eerie, hair-raising; exaggerated, ostentatious
おどろおどろしかっ
odoroodoroshika eerie, hair-raising; exaggerated, ostentatious
おどろおどろしゅう
odoroodoroshuu eerie, hair-raising; exaggerated, ostentatious
おどろおどろしかろう
odoroodoroshikaroo eerie, hair-raising; exaggerated, ostentatious
Looking for the other direction? Search any Japanese word in the Nihoner lexicon, or practise what you have learned in the learning games.