How to say "doom" in Japanese

• ドゥーム
  nounA loanword covering 'doom' directly, often with a game or pop-culture flavor. Because it is less common, reach for it mainly when the English term itself is wanted; otherwise a native expression may serve better.
• 凶運きょううん
  nounCovers doom in the sense of a terrible fate, with nuance of misfortune and disaster. Also less common, it suits writing about someone being struck by calamity rather than everyday talk; it is marginal for casual uses of 'doom'.

Use 「ドゥーム」 for the English loanword feel of 'doom', and 凶運 when you want a Sino-Japanese word for doom as terrible fate or misfortune.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• ドゥームdoom
• 凶運きょううんdoom