夢幻|むげんmugen[0]heiban (flat)

1. noundreams; fantasy; visions

• Synonym幻想げんそうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Unrealistic imagining or illusion, as in 「幻想的な風景」「幻想を捨てる」.
• Synonym幻まぼろしNeutralNeutral. A phantom or illusion; also something so rare it is almost legendary, as in 「幻の名酒」.
• Related幻影げんえいWrittenWritten/formal prose. A phantom or illusion — something nonexistent that appears real; leans visual, as in 「幻影を見る」.
• RelatedイメージNeutralNeutral loanword for an impression or mental picture; the most common everyday choice, without the dreamlike, fleeting feel of 「夢幻」.
• Related空想くうそうNeutralNeutral. Imagining detached from reality — daydreams and fancy, as in 「空想にふける」.
• RelatedファンタジーNeutralNeutral loanword for fantasy; also names the genre of fantasy works, as in 「ファンタジー小説」.
• Related夢想むそうWrittenWritten/formal prose for dreams and reverie, as in 「夢想だにしない」.
• Antonym現実げんじつNeutralNeutral. Reality — the direct opposite of the illusory, dreamlike 「夢幻」.

Say 「幻」 for phantoms and 「幻想」 for fantasy; in written or literary prose, for dreamlike, ethereal scenes use 「夢幻」, as in 「夢幻の世界」「夢幻能」. For reality, say 「現実」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 夢ゆめと幻まぼろし。
2. 夢ゆめや幻まぼろしのように儚はかないものや様子ようすの例たとえ。