ブロッケン現げん象しょう

noun

Brocken spectre; Brocken bow

An optical phenomenon where a magnified shadow of the observer is cast onto clouds or mist, often surrounded by a rainbow-like halo. Also known as 御来迎 (ごらいごう) in Japanese.

See also: 御来迎

• 山さん頂ちょうでブロッケン現げん象しょうを見みることができた。

  We were able to see a Brocken spectre at the summit.

• ブロッケン現げん象しょうは、霧きりの中なかに自じ分ぶんの影かげが大おおきく映うつる現げん象しょうです。

  The Brocken spectre is a phenomenon where your own shadow appears large in the mist.