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ホラー映画 (horaaeiga) Japanese meaning: horror film | Kotomora

ホラー映えい画が

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Meanings

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horror film; horror movie

Common term for a film or movie in the horror genre.

週しゅう末まつに友とも達だちとホラー映えい画がを見みた。

I watched a horror movie with a friend over the weekend.

彼かの女じょはホラー映えい画がが苦にが手てだ。

She doesn't like horror movies.

Kanji

映reflect, reflection, projection
画brush-stroke, picture

Related words

恐きょう怖ふ映えい画がN3
恐怖映画 and ホラー映画 both mean 'horror film', but ホラー映画 is the more casual, commonly used loanword version while 恐怖映画 sounds slightly more formal or old-fashioned.

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ホラー+映えい画が

Etymology

Compound of ホラー (horror, from English) and 映画 (film, movie).