confused, mix, be in disorder

About this kanji

The kanji 「錯」 primarily means to confuse, mix, or be in disorder. It is typically used in nouns and can be combined with other kanji to form various words. One common compound is 錯覚 (さっかく), meaning "illusion," which often describes a false perception of reality. Another is 錯誤 (さくご), meaning "mistake," referring to an error or misunderstanding. You might also encounter 試行錯誤 (しこうさくご), which means "trial and error," highlighting the process of experimenting. A quick note: while there are no kun'yomi readings for this kanji, its on'yomi readings are used consistently in these compounds.

Example sentences

• 彼の考えは錯綜していた。

  His thoughts were tangled.

Meanings across languages

English

confused, mix, be in disorder

Tiếng Việt

nhầm lẫn, trộn lẫn, rối loạn

日本語

錯綜する, 混同する, 乱れる

한국어

혼란스러운, 섞인, 무질서

中文

混乱, 交错, 杂乱

id

bingung

th

สับสน

es

confundido

fr

confus

de

verwirrt

pt

confuso

Common compounds

• 錯覚さっかくillusion, hallucination, misapprehension
• 錯誤さくごmistake, error, discrepancy
• 試行錯誤しこうさくごtrial and error
• 時代錯誤じだいさくごanachronism
• 交錯こうさくmixture, blending, complication
• 錯綜さくそうbecoming complicated, becoming involved, being intricate
• 錯乱さくらんconfusion, distraction, derangement
• 倒錯とうさくperversion, inversion

Words using this kanji