恐怖政治 きょうふせいじ Meanings Noun politics of fear; terrorism reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution) Kanji 恐 fear. Read as キョウ. 怖 scary 政 government. Read as セイ. 治 govern. Read as ジ. Example sentences 学生のひとりによれば、中国では今なお粛清が行われ、恐怖政治が横行しているとのことです。One student says the purge is still going on in China and terror is widespread. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists