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男性恐怖症 (danseikyoufushou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

男だん性せい恐きょう怖ふ症しょう

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Meanings

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androphobia; fear of men

Medical term for an irrational fear of men. Used in clinical or psychological contexts.

男だん性せい恐きょう怖ふ症しょうの治ち療りょうには認にん知

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Cognitive behavioral therapy is sometimes used to treat androphobia.

Kanji

男male
性sex, gender, nature
恐fear, dread, awe
怖dreadful, be frightened, fearful
症symptoms, illness

Related words

女じょ性せい恐きょう怖ふ症しょう
Gynophobia, the fear of women, as opposed to androphobia.
対たい人じん恐きょう怖ふ症しょう
Social anxiety disorder or anthropophobia, a broader fear of people rather than specifically men.

Built from

男だん性せい+恐きょう怖ふ症

Etymology

Compound of 男性 (dansei, 'man, male') + 恐怖症 (kyōfushō, 'phobia'). The term follows the standard medical naming pattern for phobias in Japanese.

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