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恐慌 (きょうこう, kyoukou) Japanese meaning: panic | Kotomora

恐きょう慌こう

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

panic; scare; alarm

General state of widespread fear or anxiety, often in social or psychological contexts.

地じ震しんの後あと、町まち中じゅう

が

恐きょう

慌こう

状じょう

態たい

に

陥おちい

っ

た

。

After the earthquake, the whole town fell into a state of panic.

2

financial panic; economic panic

economics›finance›

Specifically in economics/finance: a sudden widespread loss of confidence leading to bank runs, market crashes, etc.

1929年ねんの世せ界かい恐きょう慌こうは多おおくの国くにに深しん刻こくな影えい響きょうを与あたえた。
The Great Depression of 1929 had a severe impact on many countries.

Usage patterns

恐きょう慌こうが起おこるfor a panic (esp. financial) to occur
世せ界かい的てきな金きん融ゆう恐きょう慌こうが起おこった。
A worldwide financial panic occurred.
恐きょう慌こうに陥おちいるto fall into a state of panic
その知しらせを聞きいた市し場じょうは恐きょう慌こうに陥おちいった。
The markets fell into panic upon hearing the news.
恐きょう慌こうを引ひき起おこすto trigger a panic
その事じ件けんは社しゃ会かい全ぜん体たいに恐きょう慌こうを引ひき起おこした。
The incident triggered panic throughout society.
恐きょう慌こう状じょう態たいになるto become panic-stricken
地じ震しんの後あと、住じゅう民みんは恐きょう慌こう状じょう態たいになった。
After the earthquake, the residents became panic-stricken.

Kanji

恐fear, dread, awe
慌disconcerted, be confused, lose one's head

Related words· 6

パニックN3sense 1
パニック is a casual, everyday word for a sudden panic, while 恐慌 is a more formal term often used for large-scale social or economic panic.
混こん乱らんN3sense 1
混乱 describes general confusion or disorder, whereas 恐慌 specifically implies fear-driven panic, often on a large scale.
動どう揺ようN1sense 1
動揺 refers to emotional agitation or unease, while 恐慌 denotes a stronger, more widespread state of fear or crisis.
金きん融ゆう危き機きN2
恐慌 describes a severe economic panic or depression, often more extreme and prolonged than a 金融危機.

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不ふ況きょうN1
不況 refers to an ordinary economic slump, whereas 恐慌 denotes a severe, sudden financial panic or crisis such as a market crash.
経けい済ざい危き機きN2
恐慌 denotes an extreme, often panic-driven economic collapse (like a depression), while 経済危機 is the more general term for any serious economic trouble.

Opposites

安あん定ていN3sense 2
安定 means stability, the opposite of the market chaos and loss of confidence described by 恐慌 in its financial sense.

Don't confuse with

恐きょう怖ふN3sense 1
恐怖 means fear or terror felt by an individual, while 恐慌 refers to a collective panic, often spreading through society or markets.

Counted with

回かいN4
恐慌 (a panic or crisis event) is counted with 回, as in 恐慌が二回起きた (two panics occurred).

Word family

世せ界かい恐きょう慌こう
worldwide financial crisis; global depression
安あん定てい恐きょう慌こう
stabilization crisis
戦せん後ご恐きょう慌こう
post-World War I depression; depression of 1920-1921
経けい済ざい

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound of 恐 (fear) and 慌 (confusion, fluster).

恐きょう

慌こう

financial panic; economic crisis; economic crash

金きん融ゆう恐きょう慌こう

financial panic; financial crisis