Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 幻影(げんえい) in Japanese

幻影
Kana Reading
げんえい
Romaji
gen'ei
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    phantom; vision; illusion
    Example sentence
    蜃気楼幻影と言われている A mirage is said to be an illusion.

Examples of 幻影, げんえい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

4 strokes

phantasm, vision, dream, illusion, apparition

On'Yomi: ゲン

Kun'Yomi: まぼろし

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JLPT 1

15 strokes

shadow, silhouette, phantom

On'Yomi: エイ

Kun'Yomi: かげ

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