恐きょう怖ふ映えい画が

Meanings

1

horror film; horror movie

General term for horror films or movies. Used in everyday conversation and media.

彼かの女じょは恐きょう怖ふ映えい画がが大だい好すきだ。
She loves horror films.
昨さく夜や、友とも達だちと恐きょう怖ふ映えい画がを見みた。
Last night, I watched a horror movie with a friend.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉にはまるto get hooked on (a genre like) horror movies
最さい近きん、恐きょう怖ふ映えい画がにはまっている。
Lately I've been really into horror movies.
〈物もの〉を撮とるto make/film a horror movie
彼かれは低てい予よ算さんで恐きょう怖ふ映えい画がを撮とった。
He made a horror movie on a low budget.

Kanji

恐fear, dread, awe
怖dreadful, be frightened, fearful
映reflect, reflection, projection
画brush-stroke, picture

Related words

ホラー映えい画が
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.
怪かい奇き映えい画が
怪奇映画 is an older, more literary term for eerie/supernatural films, while 恐怖映画 is the general, still-current word for horror movies.

Don't confuse with

スリラー映えい画が
恐怖映画 focuses on fear and shock (horror), while スリラー映画 focuses on suspense and tension (thriller), so the two genres are often confused but distinct.

Counted with

本ほんN5
Used for films and other works as completed pieces; sometimes 話 is used when focusing on episodes, but 本 is the standard counter for movies.

Built from

恐きょう怖ふ+映えい画が

Etymology

Compound of 恐怖 (kyōfu, 'fear, terror') and 映画 (eiga, 'movie').