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幻 means 'illusion'

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Strokes : 4    Frequency: 1338   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Challenge set: 8    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 32 words   Used in 43 words   Used in 22 names   Not used as a component
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Common readings
On
   ゲン
Kun
   まぼろし illusion, phantasm
Notes
This kanji enables us to talk about what isn’t really there: illusory countries on old maps, phantom limbs, an alcoholic’s hallucinations, sorcery, and mythical creatures. Learn about phantom rice and phantom railroad lines, and see what “pursuing phantoms” really means. Find out about magic mushrooms in Japan, as well as mushroom statues created long ago and very far from Japan.
This is a synopsis of Joy o' Kanji's in-depth essay on 幻
Components
⿰  幺 short thread  𠃌 partly wrapped  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 幻 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 幻 is used 43 times, read 2 ways.
ゲン : 41 words FIND ALL
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まぼろし : 2 words FIND ALL
phantom; vision; illusion; dream; apparition
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幻
ゲン   まぼろし illusion, phantasm   
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5
partly wrapped
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勹
wrap
幺
short, tiny   
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糸
シ   いと thread   
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