1.
error; mistake; discrepancy
A mistake or misunderstanding arising from incorrect perception or judgment. Often used in formal or written contexts, and most commonly encountered in the compound 試行錯誤 (trial and error).
試行錯誤を繰り返す。
To repeat trial and error.
認識に錯誤があった。
There was an error in perception.
試行錯誤の末に、ようやく正しい方法を見つけた。
After much trial and error, I finally found the right method.
Most commonly encountered in the compound 試行錯誤 (trial and error), which is used far more frequently than 錯誤 alone. When used independently, it appears primarily in legal, academic, or formal written contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 試行錯誤 — trial and error
- 錯誤に陥る — to fall into error
- 認識の錯誤 — error in perception
- 事実錯誤 — mistake of fact (legal term)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 間違い — mistake; the everyday word for errors of all kinds
- 誤り — error, fault; slightly more formal than 間違い but still common
- 過ち — blunder, fault; implies a moral failing or serious mistake
- 誤解 — misunderstanding; specifically about misinterpreting meaning or intent