夢む幻げん

also: ゆめまぼろし

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

dreams and fantasies; visions; illusory world

Refers to an ephemeral, dreamlike state or a world of illusions, often with a poetic or literary feel. Can be used for both literal dreams and metaphorical fantasies.

彼かれの絵えは夢む幻げんの世せ界かいを描えがいている。
His paintings depict a world of dreams and fantasies.
現げん実じつと夢む幻げんの境さかいが曖あい昧まいになる。
The boundary between reality and illusion becomes blurred.

Written forms

夢幻Usage100%
- むげん
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading むげん is the most common.
- ゆめまぼろし
  Alternate reading, less common and more literary or emphatic.
ゆめまぼろし

Kanji

夢dream, vision, illusion
幻phantasm, vision, dream

Similar words

幻げん想そう
幻想 is a more common and neutral term for 'illusion' or 'fantasy', while 夢幻 carries a stronger nuance of dreaminess and transience.
夢ゆめ
夢 is the ordinary word for 'dream'; 夢幻 is more abstract and literary, often implying a blend of dreams and illusions.

Etymology

Compound of 夢 (dream) and 幻 (phantom, illusion). The reading むげん is the standard Sino-Japanese reading; ゆめまぼろし is a native Japanese reading used for poetic effect.