Can the expression:
寒気{さむけ}が する
really mean feel cold and also have a chill (as per many dictionaries)?
To me, to have a chill/bug means to be sick from a virus/cold for a short period: have I missed something?
For reference I give the followings nouns fitting the construction "がする”・to sense:
におい、音、気、味 [smell, sound, feel, taste]
Answer
When you are sick (especially when you have a fever), you sometimes feel the cold as if it were colder than it actually is. [寒気]{さむけ} means this feeling of coldness. It does not matter whether it is caused by viruses or bacteria, nor does it matter whether it is for a short period or for a long period. As Chocolate noted, it also means the similar feeling caused by fear. The word “chill” in English has a similar meaning.
(Do not confuse with a separate word [寒気]{かんき}, which is written in the same way in kanji.)
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