Word Meaning 幻想

げんそう gensou

幻想 is read as げんそう (gensou) and means fantasy.

Meaning

English

  1. fantasy
  2. illusion
  3. vision
  4. dream

Reading

Kana

げんそう

Romaji

gensou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 5213 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

幻想曲

げんそうきょく

fantasy

幻想的

げんそうてき

fantastic

幻想劇

げんそうげき

non-realistic drama

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

幻覚作用

げんかくさよう

hallucinogenic

妄想

ぼうそう

delusion

仮想

かそう

imagination

随想

ずいそう

random thoughts

Example Sentences

8

かのじょはげんそうをいだいている。

She harbors an illusion.

Illusions are short lived.

Safety is an illusion.

It was so mystical.

This evening's moon is fantastic.

Permanent peace is nothing but an illusion.

Absolute privacy on Facebook is an illusion. It doesn't exist in reality.

I've crossed the seas of eternity to understand that the notion of time is nothing but an illusion.