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とりはだ 鳥肌
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Noun
1. goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples​
Noun
2. rough skin; coarse skin​
Wikipedia definition
3. Goose bumps​Goose bumps, also called goose flesh, goose pimples, still bumps, chicken skin, Dasler Bumps, chicken bumps, people humps, or the medical term kutis ansterina, are the bumps on a person's skin at the base of body hairs which may involuntarily develop when a person is cold or experiences strong emotions such as fear, nostalgia, pleasure, awe, admiration and sexual arousal. The reflex of producing goose bumps is known as horripilation, piloerection, or the pilomotor reflex.
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Other forms
鳥膚 【とりはだ】
Notes
鳥膚: Rarely-used kanji form.

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