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閉所恐怖 (へいしょきょうふ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

閉へい所しょ恐きょう怖ふ

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Meanings

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noun

claustrophobia; fear of confined spaces

Medical and everyday term for fear of enclosed or narrow spaces.

彼かれは閉へい所しょ恐きょう怖ふでエレベーターに乗のれない。
He can't ride elevators because of claustrophobia.
閉へい所しょ恐きょう怖ふの人ひとはMRI検けん査さが苦にが手てな

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People with claustrophobia often have trouble with MRI scans.

Kanji

閉closed, shut
所place, extent
恐fear, dread, awe
怖dreadful, be frightened, fearful

Similar words

閉へい所しょ恐きょう怖ふ症しょう
閉所恐怖症 is the full clinical term for claustrophobia, while 閉所恐怖 is a shorter, more colloquial form.
高こう所しょ恐きょう怖ふ症しょう
高所恐怖症 means acrophobia (fear of heights), contrasting with 閉所恐怖 which is fear of enclosed spaces.

Etymology

Compound of 閉所 (confined space) and 恐怖 (fear). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward Sino-Japanese construction.