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閉塞感 (へいそくかん) — locked up feeling | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
閉塞感

閉塞感

閉へい塞そく感かん

locked up feeling

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology37 strokes

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へいそくかん

Noun

1.

locked up feeling, cooped up feeling, feeling of entrapment, feeling of hopelessness, being in a bind

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Kanji that make up this word

と.じる・と.ざす・し.める・し.まる・た.てる…(2)

ふさ.ぐ・とりで・み.ちる…(2)

close・shut・cover・block・obstruct

emotion・feeling・sensation

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