幻聴

See also: 幻聽 and 幻听

Japanese

Kanji in this term
幻	聴
げん Grade: S	ちょう Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
幻聽 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

/ɡent͡ɕʲau/ → /ɡent͡ɕɔː/ → /ɡent͡ɕoː/

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 幻聽／幻听 (ɣuæn thieng, literally “fantasy + listen, hear”). Compare modern Mandarin 幻聽／幻听 (huàntīng).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) げんちょー [gèńchóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

幻(げん)聴(ちょう) • (genchō) ^{←げんちやう (gentyau)?}

1. auditory hallucination

See also

• 幻覚(げんかく) (genkaku): hallucination (in general)