まぼろし
maboroshi
JLPT N14 strokesKanjiLevel 83 - JLPT N1

Quick answer

幻 is the kanji for "Dream / Vision / Phantasm". A common reading is まぼろし (maboroshi). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Dream / Vision / Phantasm

Also : Dream · Vision · Phantasm · Illusion · Apparition

Readings

kunまぼろし/ maboroshionげん/ gen

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Example Sentences

砂漠の彼方に幻のような蜃気楼が広がった。

さばくのかなたにまぼろしのようなしんきろうがひろがった。

A mirage-like illusion spread beyond the desert.

長い旅の末に幻覚を見るほど疲弊していた。

ながいたびのすえにげんかくをみるほどひへいしていた。

After the long journey, I was so exhausted that I started seeing hallucinations.

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