Japanese symbol for “fantasy”
幻想
げんそう
Romaji: gensou
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
In Japanese, fantasy is 幻想, read げんそう (gensou).
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, vs, vt fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fantasy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 妄想 | もうそう mousou | delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy |
| 空想 | くうそう kuusou | daydream; fantasy; fancy |
| ファンタジー | ファンタジー fantajii | fantasy |
| 夢幻 | むげん mugen | dreams; fantasy; visions |
| 幻想曲 | げんそうきょく gensoukyoku | fantasy; fantasia |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 幻滅 | げんめつ genmetsu | disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment |
| 変幻 | へんげん hengen | transformation |
| 予想 | よそう yosou | expectation; anticipation; prediction |
| 想像 | そうぞう souzou | imagination; supposition; guess |
| 感想 | かんそう kansou | impressions; thoughts; feelings |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fantasy”.
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.