noun
Refers to a ghostly or illusory figure, often with a literary or slightly old-fashioned feel. Not an everyday word for 'ghost'.
夜の森で幻姿を見たと村人が話していた。
A villager said he saw an apparition in the forest at night.
その絵には、かすかな幻姿が描かれている。
A faint phantom is depicted in that painting.