JLPT N1 · 16 strokes
Kanji 錯: "confused, mix, be in disorder"
The kanji 錯 means "confused, mix, be in disorder". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read サク, シャク in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サクシャク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | confused, mix, be in disorder |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1740 of 2,501 |
Common words with 錯
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 錯覚illusion; hallucination · misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding; illusion
- 交錯mixture; blending; complication; crossing
- 試行錯誤trial and error
- 錯乱confusion; distraction; derangement
- 錯綜becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled
- 倒錯perversion · inversion
- 時代錯誤anachronism
- 介錯beheading (as the ending to a seppuku) · assistance; help
- 錯乱状態state of (mental) confusion (agitation)
- 錯誤mistake; error; discrepancy · discrepancy between one's actions and intentions
- 錯雑complication; intricacy
- 精神錯乱mental derangement; mental confusion; alienation
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