幻
幻 — Phantasm
phantasm, vision, dream, illusion, apparition
On’yomiゲン (gen)
Kun’yomiまぼろし (maboroshi)
Stroke order (4 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 幻
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 幻想 | げんそう gensou | fantasy; illusion; vision |
| 幻 | まぼろし maboroshi | phantom; vision; illusion |
| 幻覚 | げんかく genkaku | hallucination; illusion |
| 幻影 | げんえい genei | phantom; vision; illusion |
| 変幻 | へんげん hengen | transformation |
| 夢幻 | むげん mugen | dreams; fantasy; visions |
Study notes
幻 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 4 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1564 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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