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閉所恐怖症 (へいしょきょうふしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

閉へい所しょ恐きょう怖ふ症しょう

also: へいじょきょうふしょう

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Meanings

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noun

claustrophobia

Medical/psychological term for fear of enclosed spaces.

彼かれは閉へい所しょ恐きょう怖ふ症しょうで、エレベーターに乗のれない。
He has claustrophobia and can't ride elevators.
MRI検けん査さは閉へい所しょ恐きょう怖ふ症しょうの人ひとにはつらい

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MRI scans are tough for people with claustrophobia.

Written forms

閉所恐怖症
- へいしょきょうふしょう
  Standard kanji spelling for claustrophobia.
- へいじょきょうふしょう
  Alternate reading; へいじょ is a less common but acceptable pronunciation of 閉所.
へいじょきょうふしょう

Kanji

閉closed, shut
所place, extent
恐fear, dread, awe
怖dreadful, be frightened, fearful
症symptoms, illness

Similar words

高こう所しょ恐きょう怖ふ症しょう
Fear of heights (acrophobia), contrasting with fear of enclosed spaces.
広ひろ場ば恐きょう怖ふ症しょう
Agoraphobia, fear of open or crowded spaces, opposite in setting to claustrophobia.

Etymology

Compound of 閉所 (heisho, 'enclosed place') + 恐怖症 (kyōfushō, 'phobia'). The reading へいじょ is a variant of 閉所.