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
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
mysterious phenomenon; weird phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon
abnormal phenomenon; anomaly
the phenomenal world
aging process; ageing process
heat island phenomenon; heat island effect
astronomical phenomenon; celestial event
regression to an earlier stage (e.g. infantile)
Brocken spectre; Brocken bow
(lit.) doughnut phenomenon; combination of urban sprawl and inner-city decay
föhn phenomenon; foehn phenomenon
albinism; chlorosis; bleaching (of coral)
albinism; chlorosis; bleaching (of coral)
phenomenology; phenomenalism
precursor; premonitory phenomena; telltale signs; advance warnings
side effect; concomitant
Mariko Aoki phenomenon; phenomenon of feeling an urge to defecate when stepping inside a bookstore
Mariko Aoki phenomenon; phenomenon of feeling an urge to defecate when stepping inside a bookstore
interfacial phenomenon; surface phenomenon
Galapagos phenomenon; Galapagos syndrome; tendency of Japanese products (e.g. cell phones) to be designed specifically for the domestic market, which are therefore unsuccessful overseas and also vulnerable to competition from imports
phi phenomenon (optical illusion)
Liesegang phenomenon; Liesegang ring
seatbelt submarining (sliding under a seatbelt during a collision); seat belt submarining
yellow sand phenomenon (dust carried on high winds from China)
seasonal (weather) phenomenon
Examples (9 in total)
The same phenomenon has been observed.
An eclipse of the moon is a rare phenomenon.
Lightning is an electrical phenomenon.