強迫観念（きょうはくかんねん）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 5
Meaning: obsession / compulsion
Example sentences
- 強迫観念にとらわれて苦しむ。 — He suffers, gripped by an obsessive thought.
- 強迫観念から自由になる。 — She frees herself from an obsessive thought.
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