Japanese symbol for “hallucination”
幻覚
げんかく
Romaji: genkaku
hallucination; illusion
In Japanese, hallucination is 幻覚, read げんかく (genkaku).
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Meanings
- n hallucination; illusion
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hallucination”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 錯覚 | さっかく sakkaku | illusion; hallucination |
| 空目 | そらめ sorame | thinking one saw something that wasn't actually there; hallucination |
| 幻覚症状 | げんかくしょうじょう genkakushoujou | hallucination |
| ハルシネーション | ハルシネーション harushineeshon | hallucination (in generative artificial intelligence) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 幻想 | げんそう gensou | fantasy; illusion; vision |
| 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 |
| 感覚 | かんかく kankaku | sense; sensation; feeling |
| 覚え | おぼえ oboe | memory; sense; experience |
| 覚悟 | かくご kakugo | readiness; (mental) preparedness |
See also: Chinese symbol for “hallucination”.
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