# 幻 — illusion; vision

幻 means “illusion; vision”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 4 strokes. On'yomi: ゲン (gen). Kun'yomi: まぼろし (maboroshi). You'll see it in words such as 幻 (maboroshi, “phantom; vision”).

- Meaning: illusion; vision
- On'yomi: ゲン (gen)
- Kun'yomi: まぼろし (maboroshi)
- Strokes: 4
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Thinking & noticing 3

## Words with 幻

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 幻 | まぼろし (maboroshi) | phantom; vision |

## More in the “Thinking & noticing 3” set

[鑑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/appraise/) · [勘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/intuition/) · [覧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/look-over/) · [幻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/illusion/) · [眺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gaze-at/) · [錯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mix-up/) · [糾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tangle/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/illusion/. Last updated 2026-11-01.