幻聴

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

Etymology

/ɡent͡ɕʲau/ → /ɡent͡ɕɔː/ → /ɡent͡ɕoː/

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

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) げんちょー [gèńchóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

幻聴 (hiragana げんちょう, rōmaji genchō, historical hiragana げんちやう)

1. auditory hallucination

See also

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

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN