Japanese symbol for “alarmed”
人心恟々
じんしんきょうきょう
Romaji: jinshinkyoukyou
panic-stricken (people); frightened (masses); alarmed
In Japanese, alarmed is 人心恟々, read じんしんきょうきょう (jinshinkyoukyou).
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Meanings
- adj-t, adv-to panic-stricken (people); frightened (masses); alarmed
Written forms: 人心恟々、人心洶々、人心恟恟、人心洶洶. Readings: じんしんきょうきょう.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
| 個人 | こじん kojin | individual; private person; personal |
| 人気 | にんき ninki | popularity; public favor |
| 人生 | じんせい jinsei | (one's) life |
| 人々 | ひとびと hitobito | people; men and women |
| 大人 | おとな otona | adult; grown-up |
| 中心 | ちゅうしん chuushin | center; centre; middle |
| 心配 | しんぱい shinpai | worry; concern; anxiety |
| 恟然 | きょうぜん kyouzen | terrified; panicked; horrified |
See also: Chinese symbol for “alarmed”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.