noun, takes genitive case の

  1. phantom, vision, illusion, apparition.
  2. something fleeting, short-lived dream.
  3. fabled item, mythical thing, very rare thing.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
まぼろし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

phantasm, vision, dream
ゲン まぼろし (Late Jr. High, N1)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)