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暗所恐怖症 (あんしょきょうふしょう) — nyctophobia | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
暗所恐怖症

暗所恐怖症

暗あん所しょ恐きょう怖ふ症しょう

nyctophobia

Kanji Vocab Medicine & Health Emotions & Psychology49 strokes

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あんしょきょうふしょう

Noun

1.

nyctophobia, fear of the dark, scotophobia

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Kanji that make up this word

くら.い・くら.む・くれ.る…(1)

darkness・disappear・shade・informal・grow dark…(1)

ところ・-ところ・どころ・とこ…(2)

おそ.れる・おそ.る・おそ.ろしい・こわ.い・こわ.がる…(1)

fear・dread・awe

こわ.い・こわ.がる・お.じる・おそ.れる…(2)

dreadful・be frightened・fearful

symptoms・illness

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