Kanji

錯

錯

confused, mix, be in disorder

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

金部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

サク, シャク

Common Readings

サク

Example sentences

錯覚 さっかく
彼は自分に才能があると錯覚している。

He is under the illusion that he has talent.

試行錯誤 しこうさくご
試行錯誤を繰り返すことで、ようやく新製品が完成した。

Through repeated trial and error, the new product was finally completed.

交錯 こうさく
期待と不安が交錯した。

Expectations and anxiety were intermingled.

錯乱 さくらん
彼はあまりのショックに、精神が錯乱してしまった。

He was so shocked that his mind became confused.

介錯 かいしゃく
武士は主君の介錯をした

The samurai performed kaishaku for his lord.

錯誤 さくご
彼は時代錯誤な考え方を捨てきれず、周囲から孤立してしまった。

He couldn't discard his anachronistic way of thinking and became isolated from those around him.

Example Vocabulary

錯覚

さっかく

illusion; misconception; hallucination

試行錯誤

しこうさくご

trial and error

交錯

こうさく

intermingling; blending; crossing

錯乱

さくらん

confusion; distraction; derangement; frenzy

錯綜

さくそう

倒錯

とうさく

時代錯誤

じだいさくご

介錯

かいしゃく

kaishaku (second in seppuku); assistance

錯乱状態

さくらんじょうたい

錯誤

さくご

error; mistake; (legal) mistake of fact

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