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Meaning of 試行錯誤(しこうさくご) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 試行錯誤

Kana Reading しこうさくご

Romaji shikōsakugo

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

Meaning

trial and error

Examples of 試行錯誤, しこうさくご in a sentence

試行錯誤は進歩に不可欠だ。

Trial and error is essential to progress.
試行錯誤の末、彼はふと正しい答えを思いついた。

Through trial and error, he found the right answer by chance.
解決策が功を奏したのは試行錯誤の結果だった。

Finding a solution that worked was a process of trial and error.

Related Kanji

錯 JLPT 1

16 strokes

confused, mix, be in disorder

On'Yomi: サク, シャク

Kun'Yomi:

誤 JLPT 3

14 strokes

mistake, err, do wrong, mislead

On'Yomi: ゴ

Kun'Yomi: あやま.る, -あやま.る

試 JLPT 4

13 strokes

test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: こころ.みる, ため.す

行 JLPT 5

6 strokes

going, journey

On'Yomi: コウ, ギョウ, アン

Kun'Yomi: い.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.き, -ゆき, -い.き, -いき, おこな.う, おこ.なう