Meaning of よだつ in Japanese | RomajiDesu Japanese dictionary

Definition of よだつ

よだつ(yodatsu) 【与奪】

よだつ(yodatsu) · いよだつ(iyodatsu) 【弥立つ】

(v5t) to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps →Related words: 身の毛が弥立つ

せいさつよだつ(seisatsuyodatsu) 【生殺与奪】

(n) (having) life-and-death power (over)
あのボスに俺たちの生殺与奪の権を握られているとはね。悲しくなっちゃうよ。
I get depressed thinking that a guy like our boss can have ultimate power over us.

みのけがよだつ(minokegayodatsu) 【身の毛が弥立つ ·身の毛がよだつ】

(exp, v5t) to have one's hair stand on end →Related words: 身の毛の弥立つ
その知らせを聞いて身の毛がよだった。
The news made my hair stand on end.

みのけのよだつ(minokenoyodatsu) 【身の毛の弥立つ ·身の毛のよだつ】

(exp, v5t) to have one's hair stand on end; hair raising →Related words: 身の毛が弥立つ

My hair stood on end with horror when I saw the scene.

それは身の毛のよだつ思いおもいだよ。

That's a hair-raising thought.