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幻 means 'illusion'
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ゲン
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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.
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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.
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noun, 'no' adjective
phantom; vision; illusion; dream; apparition(click the word for examples and links)
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