Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 錯覚(さっかく) in Japanese

錯覚
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
さっかく
Romaji
sakkaku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    optical illusion; hallucination
    Example sentence
    目の錯覚かと思った。 I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    misapprehension; delusion
    Example sentence
    彼は自分が天才だと錯覚していた。 He had the illusion that he was a genius.

Examples of 錯覚, さっかく in a sentence

Kanji in this word

錯 JLPT 1

16 strokes

confused, mix, be in disorder

On'Yomi: サク, シャク

Kun'Yomi:

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覚 JLPT 3

12 strokes

memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up

On'Yomi: カク

Kun'Yomi: おぼ.える, さ.ます, さ.める, さと.る

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