What does kanji 幻 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 幻 is phantasm.

How is kanji 幻 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 幻 are まぼろし; the onyomi readings are ゲン.

What is the main radical of kanji 幻?

The main radical for kanji 幻 is 幺.

What words use kanji 幻?

Example words that use kanji 幻 include 幻想, 幻, 幻覚, 幻影.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

幻

Meaning

Kanji 幻

phantasm

phantasm, vision, dream, illusion, apparition

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: まぼろし
Onyomi 音読み: ゲン
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1564
Strokes: 4
Radical: 幺
Components: 幺
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 23 common entries

Showing 23 of 51 entries that include this kanji.

幻想

げんそう

fantasy

幻

まぼろし

something fleeting

幻覚

げんかく

hallucination

幻影

げんえい

phantom

幻滅

げんめつ

disillusionment

幻惑

げんわく

fascination

幻想曲

げんそうきょく

fantasy

幻を追う

まぼろしをおう

to pursue an illusion

幻影肢

げんえいし

phantom limb

幻怪

げんかい

strange or mysterious and troubling

幻覚きのこ

げんかくきのこ

hallucinogenic mushroom

幻覚剤

げんかくざい

hallucinogen

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

それは幻にすぎない。

It is nothing but an illusion.

砂漠で幻を見た。

I saw an illusion in the desert.

彼女は幻想を抱いている。

She harbors an illusion.

現実に直面して幻滅した。

I was disillusioned upon facing reality.

幽霊はただの幻だ。

Ghosts are just an illusion.

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