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幻

phantasm
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingゲン
Kun readingまぼろし
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. phantasmRtK
    彼はたわいない幻想に取り付かれているようだ。He seems to be possessed with idle fancies.tatoeba
    彼の結婚生活を見て幻滅を感じた。I was disillusioned at his married life.tatoeba
  2. vision
  3. dream
  4. illusion
  5. apparition
  1. phantom
  2. something fleeting

Radicals and components

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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

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Practice Writing

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