幻想

げんそう

fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

What does 幻想 mean?

幻想 is a Japanese noun meaning fantasy; illusion; vision; dream in English. It is written as 幻想 in kanji, げんそう in hiragana, and gensou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

あなたの考えはいわば幻想にすぎません。

Your idea is, as it were, a castle in the air.