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スリラー (すりらー, suriraa) Japanese meaning: thriller | Kotomora

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Meanings

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thriller

Refers to a thriller movie, novel, or story, typically suspenseful and exciting.

彼かの女じょはスリラー映えい画がが大だい好すきだ。

She loves thriller movies.

この小しょう説せつは最さい高こうのスリラーだ。

This novel is a top-notch thriller.

Usage patterns

スリラー映えい画がを見みるto watch a thriller movie
週しゅう末まつに友とも達だちとスリラー映えい画がを見みた。
I watched a thriller movie with a friend over the weekend.
スリラー小しょう説せつを読よむto read a thriller novel
彼かれはスリラー小しょう説せつを一いち晩ばんで読よみ終おえた。
He finished reading a thriller novel in one night.

Related words

ホラー
ホラー centers on fear and shock, while スリラー emphasizes suspense and tension rather than outright horror.
サスペンス
サスペンス covers suspenseful dramas and mysteries broadly, while スリラー is the specific loanword for the thriller genre.

Don't confuse with

サスペンス
サスペンス emphasizes anxious anticipation about what will happen, whereas スリラー is a genre label centered on shock, fear, and thrills, so the two overlap but are not identical.
スリルN1
スリラー is a loanword for the thriller genre of fiction or film, while スリル is the abstract sensation of thrill itself, so the two look similar but differ in meaning.

Word family

スリラー映えい画が
thriller film; thriller movie

Etymology

Loanword from English 'thriller'.