道どう化け恐きょう怖ふ症しょう

Meanings

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noun

coulrophobia; fear of clowns

A specific phobia; used in psychological or medical contexts. The term is a direct compound of 道化 (clown) and 恐怖症 (phobia).

彼かれは道どう化け恐きょう怖ふ症しょうで、サーカスに行いけない。
He has coulrophobia and cannot go to the circus.

dreadful, be frightened, fearful

症symptoms, illness

Similar words

恐きょう怖ふ症しょう
General term for phobia; 道化恐怖症 specifies the object of fear.
ピエロ恐きょう怖ふ症しょう
A more colloquial synonym using ピエロ (pierrot/clown) instead of 道化.

Etymology

Compound of 道化 (どうけ, clown) and 恐怖症 (きょうふしょう, phobia). The exact origin is uncertain, but it follows the standard pattern for naming specific phobias in Japanese.