ゲシュタルト崩壊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: S
かい
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
ゲシュタルト崩壞 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From German Gestalt +‎ 崩壊 (hōkai, collapse).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡe̞ɕɨta̠ɾɯ̟to̞ ho̞ːka̠i]

Noun

ゲシュタルト(ほう)(かい) • (geshutaruto hōkai

  1. the Gestaltzerfall phenomenon, gestalt decomposition (where something seems to lose its meaning after long exposure)
  2. semantic satiation