Japanese symbol for “claustrophobia”
閉所恐怖症
へいしょきょうふしょう
Romaji: heishokyoufushou
claustrophobia
In Japanese, claustrophobia is 閉所恐怖症, read へいしょきょうふしょう (heishokyoufushou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n claustrophobia
Written forms: 閉所恐怖症. Readings: へいしょきょうふしょう、へいじょきょうふしょう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “claustrophobia”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 閉所恐怖 | へいしょきょうふ heishokyoufu | claustrophobia; fear of confined spaces |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 閉鎖 | へいさ heisa | closing; closure |
| 閉店 | へいてん heiten | closing up shop (for the day) |
| 閉会 | へいかい heikai | closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.) |
| 閉じる | とじる tojiru | to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut |
| 閉塞 | へいそく heisoku | blockage; blockade; blocking up |
| 閉める | しめる shimeru | to close; to shut |
| 場所 | ばしょ basho | place; location; spot |
| 事務所 | じむしょ jimusho | office |
| 恐れ | おそれ osore | fear; horror; anxiety |
| 怖い | こわい kowai | scary; frightening; eerie |
| 症状 | しょうじょう shoujou | symptoms; condition (of a patient) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “claustrophobia”.
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.
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