Japanese symbol for “hallucinogenic”

幻覚作用

げんかくさよう

Romaji: genkakusayou

hallucinogenic

In Japanese, hallucinogenic is 幻覚作用, read げんかくさよう (genkakusayou).

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Meanings

adj-no, n hallucinogenic

Kanji and stroke order

幻

phantasm, vision, dream

on: ゲン
kun: まぼろし

4 strokes · JLPT 1

覚

memorize, learn, remember

on: カク
kun: おぼ.える、さ.ます、さ.める、さと.る

12 strokes · JLPT 2

作

make, production, prepare

on: サク、サ
kun: つく.る、つく.り、-づく.り

7 strokes · JLPT 3

用

utilize, business, service

on: ヨウ
kun: もち.いる

5 strokes · JLPT 3

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
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
作る	つくる tsukuru	to make; to produce; to manufacture
使用	しよう shiyou	use; application; employment

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.