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])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

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

  1. auditory hallucination

See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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