also: デジャブ · デジャヴュ · デジャビュ · デジャブー · デジャヴー · デジャビュー · デジャウ · ディジャヴ · デジャヴュー · ディジャブ
noun
déjà vu
The sensation that a current experience has happened before. Often used in everyday conversation and psychology contexts. The Japanese synonym 既視感 (きしかん) is also common.
from French
See also: 既視感
この場所に来たことがある気がする。デジャヴかな。
I feel like I've been to this place before. Maybe it's déjà vu.
デジャヴを感じることは、脳の記憶処理と
Experiencing déjà vu is said to be related to the brain's memory processing.
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The native Japanese equivalent, literally 'already-seen feeling'. More formal or literary than デジャヴ, but interchangeable in many contexts.
Borrowed from French 'déjà vu', meaning 'already seen'. The various katakana spellings reflect different attempts to approximate the French pronunciation.