フェノメノン

noun

phenomenon

A direct loanword from English, used in similar contexts to the native Japanese word 現象 (genshō), but often carries a slightly more academic or philosophical tone. It is less common in everyday speech.

See also: 現象

• その科か学がく者しゃは、このフェノメノンを説せつ明めいできる理り論ろんを探さがしている。

  The scientist is looking for a theory that can explain this phenomenon.