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Emotion & Feeling

わなわな

wana-wana

Trembling with rage or fear

Shaking uncontrollably from intense emotion — usually fury or terror. Your body quivers because the feeling is too strong to contain.

💡After being deeply insulted — 'She was wana-wana trembling with anger.'

Example

悔しさでわなわな震えた。

I trembled wana-wana with frustration.

Quiz yourself

He was ___ with fury after reading the unfair review.

不公平な評価を読んで、彼は怒りで○○震えた。

angernervousnessstressdramadiscomfort
Intermediate