Japanese symbol for “disillusion”
幻滅
げんめつ
Romaji: genmetsu
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
In Japanese, disillusion is 幻滅, read げんめつ (genmetsu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “disillusion”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 覚醒 | かくせい kakusei | disillusion; disillusionment; awakening |
| 欠望 | けつぼう ketsubou | disappointment; disillusion; resentment |
| ディスイリュージョン | ディスイリュージョン disuiryuujon | disillusion |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 幻想 | げんそう gensou | fantasy; illusion; vision |
| 幻覚 | げんかく genkaku | hallucination; illusion |
| 幻影 | げんえい gen'ei | phantom; vision; illusion |
| 夢幻 | むげん mugen | dreams; fantasy; visions |
| 変幻 | へんげん hengen | transformation |
| 消滅 | しょうめつ shoumetsu | extinction; extinguishment; disappearance |
| 破滅 | はめつ hametsu | ruin; destruction; fall |
| 絶滅 | ぜつめつ zetsumetsu | extinction; extermination |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.