恐怖感(きょうふかん)

きょうふかん
noun
feeling of fear; sense of dread
emotion
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

Related words

感(かん) as a suffix for subjective feelings:

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)
Related: 達成感(たっせいかん) (sense of accomplishment)
Related: 孤独感(こどくかん) (feeling of loneliness)
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Added 2026.5.6 21:22 · Revised 2026.10.4 4:17
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