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VocabJLPT N2

phantom

Nounの-Adjective

Definitions

1. phantom
2. vision
3. something fleeting
4. fabled item

This noun means an illusion, vision, or phantom — something that appears real but is not, or something fleeting and dreamlike. It is often used poetically to describe things that are rare, elusive, or felt to be too good to be true.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The stars in the night sky seemed to shimmer — almost like an illusion.

Sentence 2

"Did they come back?" — "No… that's not happening…"

Sentence 3

If that smile was just an illusion, how lonely must reality be.

Sentence 4

"What you saw wasn't real," the doctor said calmly.

Sentence 5

In the morning fog, the distant tower floated like a phantom.