1.
illusion; fantasy
An unrealistic idea or belief; something imagined that doesn't match reality.
幻想を抱いていた。
I was harboring an illusion.
現実と幻想の区別がつかない。
I can't distinguish between reality and fantasy.
2.
fantasy; fantasia
A product of imagination, often used in artistic or musical contexts.
幻想的な風景が広がっていた。
A fantastical landscape stretched before us.
USAGE:
- 幻想を抱く (to harbor an illusion)
- 幻想を捨てる (to abandon one's illusions)
- 幻想に浸る (to be lost in fantasy)
- 幻想が打ち砕かれる (illusions are shattered)
DERIVED WORDS:
- 幻想的 (na-adj: fantastical, dreamlike)
- 幻想曲 (fantasia - in music)
- 幻想文学 (fantasy literature)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 妄想 - delusion, wild fantasy (more negative/pathological)
- 空想 - daydream, fancy
- 錯覚 - illusion, misperception
- ファンタジー - fantasy (genre)