げんしょう
Meanings
Noun
1. phenomenon
Kanji used
right now
elephant
Pitch accent
んしょう
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Composed of
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
form; shape; figure; appearance; phenomenon
Used in vocabulary (60 in total)
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
Examples (9 in total)
The same phenomenon has been observed.
An eclipse of the moon is a rare phenomenon.
Lightning is an electrical phenomenon.
This phenomenon is being understood slowly.
The phenomenon is typical of our modern era.
The biologist concentrated on observing the phenomenon.
There is not a physical explanation for this phenomenon yet.
The scientist explained the strange phenomena in the light of recent scientific knowledge.
The problem is one of determining the dominant factors in this phenomenon.