phantasm, vision, dream, illusion
Also: apparition
On'yomi (音読み)
- ゲン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- まぼろし
About this kanji
The kanji 幻 (げん) primarily means 'illusion' or 'phantasm.' It is commonly used as a noun, referring to something that can be seen but isn't real, like a dream or a ghostly image. You might encounter it in words such as 幻想 (げんそう), which means 'fantasy,' and 幻覚 (げんかく), meaning 'hallucination.' Another example is 幻影 (げんえい), which translates to 'phantom.' When using this kanji, remember that it often conveys a sense of something elusive or deceptive, capturing the mystery of what may not actually exist.
Example sentences
彼は幻を追い求めている。
He is chasing after illusions.
Meanings across languages
- English
- phantasm, vision, dream, illusion, apparition
- Tiếng Việt
- ảo ảnh
- 日本語
- 幻影
- 한국어
- 환상
- 中文
- 幻影
- id
- ilusi
- th
- อัศจรรย์
- es
- fantasía
- fr
- fantasme
- de
- Phantasm
- pt
- fantasma
Common compounds
- 幻想げんそうfantasy, illusion, vision
- 幻覚げんかくhallucination, illusion
- 幻影げんえいphantom, vision, illusion
- 幻滅げんめつdisillusionment, disillusion, disenchantment
- 幻惑げんわくfascination, bewitchment, entrancement
- 変幻へんげんtransformation
- 夢幻むげんdreams, fantasy, visions
- 幻想曲げんそうきょくfantasy, fantasia
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