Japanese word

ファンタジー

Pronunciation

Romajifantajī

Meaning

  • nounfantasy

Example

私はファンタジーが好きです。watashi wa fa n ta jī ga su ki de su

I like fantasy.

Illustration for ファンタジー (fantasy)

More examples

子どものころからファンタジーをよく読んでいます。ko do mo no ko ro ka ra fa n ta jī o yo ku yo n de i ma su

I have enjoyed reading fantasy since I was a child.

Core concept

Describes an imagined world that follows possibilities beyond ordinary reality, often with magic or other impossible elements.

Common phrases

  • ファンタジー小説fa n ta jī shō setsu

    fantasy novel

  • ファンタジーの世界fa n ta jī no se kai

    fantasy world

Similar words

幻想gensō: An imagined scene or world that does not exist in ordinary reality.
空想kūsō: An idea or image formed in the mind without a basis in actual experience.

Definition in Japanese

魔法や架空の生き物などが登場する、現実にはない世界を描いた物語や作品。ma hō ya ka kū no i ki mono na do ga tō jō su ru gen jitsu ni wa na i se kai o ega i ta monogatari ya saku hin

Word origin

ファンタジー (fantajī) is borrowed from English fantasy, which comes through Old French and Latin from Greek phantasia, meaning "imagination" or "appearance".

Usage tips

  • In English, fantasy can mean either imaginative thought or a genre of stories with impossible elements, so context determines whether it refers to an idea or a work.

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