陽炎

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 陽炎, read かげろう, uses sun 陽 and flame 炎 for heat haze.
• Basic usage: 陽炎 is heat haze that makes a distant view shimmer because of temperature differences near the ground.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Heat haze and apparent movement
  • 陽炎で marks the cause of the visual distortion, not actual movement of the object.