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蜘蛛恐怖症 (くもきょうふしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

蜘蛛くも恐きょう怖ふ症しょう

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Meanings

1

arachnophobia

Clinical term for an irrational fear of spiders. Used in psychiatric contexts.

彼かの女じょはクモ恐きょう怖ふ症しょうで、小ちい

さな

クモ

を

見み

て

も

パニック

に

なる

。

She has arachnophobia and panics even at the sight of a small spider.

Kanji

恐fear, dread, awe
怖dreadful, be frightened, fearful
症symptoms, illness
蜘spider
蛛spider

Related words

恐きょう怖ふ症しょう
General term for 'phobia'; 蜘蛛恐怖症 is a specific type.
蜘蛛くも
The word for 'spider' itself, without the phobia component.

Written forms

蜘蛛くも恐きょう怖ふ症しょう
Standard kanji spelling using 蜘蛛 for 'spider'.
クモ恐きょう怖ふ症しょう
Katakana spelling of 蜘蛛, often used in medical or psychological contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 蜘蛛 (くも, 'spider') + 恐怖症 (きょうふしょう, 'phobia').