夢幻泡影 むげんほうよう Meanings Noun a dream, an illusion, a bubble, a shadow (metaphor for the transience of life) (from the Diamond Sutra) Kanji 夢 dream. Read as ム. 幻 illusion. Read as ゲン. 泡 bubble. Read as ホウ. 影 shadow Word lists Yojijukugo (四字熟語) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists