幻日

Reading

Kana: げんじつ
Romaji: genjitsu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

parhelion; sun dog; sundog (bright spot on either side of the sun caused by refraction of sunlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere)

See also: 幻月

Kanji

Readings: ゲン、 まぼろし
Meanings: phantasm, vision, dream, illusion, apparition
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days