ゲシュタルト崩壊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
崩	壊
ほう Grade: S	かい Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
ゲシュタルト崩壞 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From German Gestalt +‎ 崩壊 (hōkai, “collapse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡe̞ɕɨᵝta̠ɾɯ̟ᵝto̞ ho̞ːka̠i]

Noun

ゲシュタルト崩(ほう)壊(かい) • (geshutaruto hōkai) 

1. the Gestaltzerfall phenomenon, gestalt decomposition (where something seems to lose its meaning after long exposure)