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強迫行為 (きょうはくこうい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

強きょう迫はく行こう為い

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こ

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Meanings

1

compulsive act; compulsion

Psychiatric term for an action performed repeatedly in response to an obsession, as in OCD.

強きょう迫はく行こう為いと

し

て

、

何なん

度ど

も

手て

を

洗あら

っ

て

しまう

。

As a compulsive act, I end up washing my hands over and over.

彼かれの強きょう迫はく行こう為いは、ドアの鍵かぎを何なん度ども確かく認にんすることだ。

His compulsion is checking the door lock repeatedly.

Kanji

強strong
迫urge, force, imminent
行going, journey, carry out
為do, change, make

Related words

強きょう迫はく観かん念ねん
強迫観念 is the obsessive thought, while 強迫行為 is the compulsive action that follows.
強きょう迫はく性せい障しょう害がい
強迫性障害 is the disorder (OCD) itself, characterized by both obsessions and compulsions.

Built from

強きょう迫はく+行こう為い

Etymology

Compound of 強迫 (compulsion, obsession) and 行為 (act, deed).