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幻

Illusion
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingゲン
Kun readingまぼろし
JōyōGrade 8Level 17
  1. phantom
  2. vision
  3. apparition
  4. something fleeting

Radicals and components

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How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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cocoon · clothes hanger · coat hanger

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2006

Compound words

幻影げんえい
phantom; vision; illusion
幻覚げんかく
hallucination; illusion
幻想げんそう
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
幻滅げんめつ
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
夢幻むげん
dreams; fantasy; visions
幻姿げんし
apparition
幻視げんし
visual hallucination
幻像げんぞう
phantom
幻聴げんちょう
auditory hallucination
幻灯げんとう
slide (used for projection)
幻燈げんとう
slide (used for projection)
幻惑げんわく
fascination
幻覚剤げんかくざい
hallucinogen
幻想劇げんそうげき
non-realistic drama
幻冬舎げんとうしゃ
Gentosha Inc.
幻を追うまぼろしをおう
to pursue an illusion

Additional 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.tatoeba
時には現実と幻想を区別するのは難しい。
Sometimes reality and fantasy are hard to distinguish.tatoeba

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Illusion. 幺 (thread) with a hook — a thread that slips away and deceives.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 幻

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step