The kanji 錯: meaning, readings and stroke order

錯

Meaning: mistake, mixed up
On reading: サク saku
Kun reading: —
Strokes: 16
Radical: 金 metal, gold
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: nhầm lẫn, đan xen (thác)
Japanese: まちがう。いりまじる。
Korean: 어긋나다, 뒤섞이다 (착)
Chinese: 错觉、交错 (错)

Readings, words and example sentences

サク saku · on reading · less common

錯さっ覚かく
illusion
目の 錯さっ覚かくをたしかめます。
We check optical illusions for ourselves.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.