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幻
幻
4 strokes
Frequency: 1564
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

phantasm
vision
dream
illusion
apparition

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ゲン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
まぼろし

Common Words

幻
まぼろし
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #3714
1

phantom; vision; illusion; apparition

Examples
その幻は意識の中に宿り、静寂のなかで動かない。
The vision that was planted in my senses still silently lingers.
2

something fleeting; short-lived dream

3

fabled item; mythical thing; very rare thing

幻想
げんそう
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #5973
1

fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

Examples
あなたの考えはいわば幻想にすぎません。
Your idea is, as it were, a castle in the air.
幻覚
げんかく
Noun
Freq #8571
1

hallucination; illusion

Examples
幻覚が見えると言っている。
She says she is seeing things.
幻影
げんえい
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #9121
1

phantom; vision; illusion

Examples
ほのかな光が俺のねじれた視界を幻影に変えてゆく。
Light shines on my sigh of doubt.
幻想的
げんそうてき
～な Adj.
Freq #11408
1

fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic

Examples
真夜中の太陽は幻想的な自然現象の一つだ。
The midnight sun is a fantastic natural phenomenon.
幻聴
げんちょう
Noun
Freq #13811
1

auditory hallucination

幻滅
げんめつ
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #14636
1

disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment

Examples
その限られた性能のために私はコンピューターに幻滅を感じている。
I feel disenchanted by the limited capacity of the computer.
幻術
げんじゅつ
Noun
Freq #23332
1

magic; sorcery; wizardry; witchcraft

2

magic (illusion); conjuring

幻視
げんし
Noun
Freq #25802
1

visual hallucination; vision

夢幻
むげん
ゆめまぼろし
Noun
Freq #27426
1

dreams; fantasy; visions

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