Translation guide
An excessive, obsessive focus on a single idea, subject, or activity. In Japanese, this is often expressed through specific nouns describing the obsession, or through descriptive phrases.
To describe a state of being obsessively focused on one thing, often to an unhealthy degree.
A noun meaning 'monomania' or 'obsession', often used in psychological or formal contexts. Can be combined with 症 (しょう) to mean 'monomania' as a condition.
To describe a monomania focused on a particular subject, like money, cleanliness, or a hobby.
Pattern: [topic] + への偏執. Means 'monomania regarding ~'. Formal but clear.
彼の金への偏執は病的だ。
His monomania about money is pathological.
Directly translating 'monomania' as モノマニア is rarely natural. Use descriptive phrases or 偏執 for formal contexts.
In casual conversation, it's more natural to say someone is 'obsessed' (取り憑かれている) or 'abnormally fixated' (異常にこだわる) rather than using the clinical term.
彼は清潔に対する偏執がある。
He has a monomania about cleanliness.
Literally 'monomania disorder', used in clinical or psychological contexts.
偏執症の患者は一つの考えに固執する。
Patients with monomania fixate on a single idea.
A descriptive phrase meaning 'to be abnormally fixated on one thing'. More natural in everyday speech than clinical terms.
彼女は仕事に一つのことに異常にこだわっている。
She has a monomania about her work.
Literally 'to be possessed by a single idea', conveying an obsessive, almost supernatural fixation.
彼は金儲けの考えに取り憑かれている。
He is possessed by a monomania for making money.
Pattern: [topic] + に異常に執着する. 'To be abnormally attached to ~'. More natural than 偏執 in conversation.
彼は自分の健康に異常に執着している。
He has a monomania about his health.
Direct loanword from English. Used in some psychological or literary contexts, but not common in everyday Japanese.
彼のモノマニアは有名だ。
His monomania is famous.