恐 怖 感(きょうふかん)

きょうふかん

noun

feeling of fear; sense of dread

1. feeling of fear; sense of dread; fearfulness

A subjective sensation of fear or dread. Emphasizes the emotional experience of being afraid rather than the cause of the fear itself.

強(つよ)い恐怖感(きょうふかん)を覚(おぼ)えた。

I felt a strong sense of fear.

地震(じしん)のあと、しばらく恐怖感(きょうふかん)が消(き)えなかった。

After the earthquake, the feeling of fear didn't go away for a while.

高所(こうしょ)恐怖症(きょうふしょう)の人(ひと)は、高(たか)い場所(ばしょ)に立(た)つだけで恐怖感(きょうふかん)に襲(おそ)われる。

People with acrophobia are overwhelmed by fear just by standing in a high place.

暗(くら)い道(みち)を一人(ひとり)で歩(ある)くときの恐怖感(きょうふかん)は、誰(だれ)にでもあるものだ。

Everyone experiences a sense of fear when walking alone on a dark road.

Composed of 恐怖(きょうふ) (fear, terror) and 感(かん) (feeling, sensation). The 感(かん) suffix turns the abstract concept of fear into a personal, felt sensation. Part of a productive pattern where 感(かん) is added to emotion or state words to describe the subjective experience.

Common collocations

恐怖感(きょうふかん)を覚(おぼ)える: to feel a sense of fear
恐怖感(きょうふかん)に襲(おそ)われる: to be seized by fear
恐怖感(きょうふかん)が消(き)えない: the fear won't go away
強(つよ)い恐怖感(きょうふかん): a strong sense of fear

Related patterns

感(かん) as a suffix for subjective feelings:

不安感(ふあんかん): feeling of anxiety
達成感(たっせいかん): sense of accomplishment
孤独感(こどくかん): feeling of loneliness

Similar words

恐怖(きょうふ): fear, terror — the emotion itself; more objective and general
恐(おそ)れ: fear, apprehension — slightly literary; often used for fear of future events
怖(こわ)さ: scariness — more colloquial; describes how scary something is

Related Words

Compare: 恐(おそ)れ (fear, apprehension)

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Added 2026.5.6 21:22 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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