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外国人恐怖症 (がいこくじんきょうふしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

外がい国こく人じん恐きょう怖ふ症しょう

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Meanings

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noun

A clinical or formal term for fear or hatred of foreigners. In everyday contexts, 外国人嫌い or 排外主義 are more common.

外がい国こく人じん恐きょう怖ふ症しょうは、異い文ぶん化かへの強つよい不ふ安あんから生しょうじることがある。
Xenophobia can arise from intense anxiety toward other cultures.

Kanji

外outside

国country

人person

恐fear, dread, awe

怖dreadful, be frightened, fearful

症symptoms, illness

Similar words

外がい国こく人じん嫌ぎらい
More colloquial and direct term for disliking foreigners, closer to 'dislike of foreigners' than clinical xenophobia.
排はい外がい主しゅ義ぎ
Refers to exclusionism or nativism as an ideology or policy, broader than personal fear.

Etymology

Compound of 外国人 (foreigner) + 恐怖症 (phobia), a calque from Western medical/psychological terminology.