錯 誤(さくご)

さくご

noun

error; mistake; discrepancy

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(しこうさくご) (trial and error).

試行(しこう)錯誤(さくご)を繰(く)り返(かえ)す。

To repeat trial and error.

認識(にんしき)に錯誤(さくご)があった。

There was an error in perception.

試行(しこう)錯誤(さくご)の末(すえ)に、ようやく正(ただ)しい方法(ほうほう)を見(み)つけた。

After much trial and error, I finally found the right method.

Most commonly encountered in the compound 試行錯誤(しこうさくご) (trial and error), which is used far more frequently than 錯誤(さくご) alone. When used independently, it appears primarily in legal, academic, or formal written contexts.

Common collocations

試行錯誤(しこうさくご) — trial and error
錯誤(さくご)に陥(おちい)る — to fall into error
認識(にんしき)の錯誤(さくご) — error in perception
事実(じじつ)錯誤(さくご) — mistake of fact (legal term)

Similar words

間違(まちが)い — mistake; the everyday word for errors of all kinds
誤(あやま)り — error, fault; slightly more formal than 間違(まちが)い but still common
過(あやま)ち — blunder, fault; implies a moral failing or serious mistake
誤解(ごかい) — misunderstanding; specifically about misinterpreting meaning or intent

Related Words

Compare: 間違(まちが)い (mistake)

Compare: 誤(あやま)り (error, fault)

Compare: 過(あやま)ち (blunder, fault)

Compare: 誤解(ごかい) (misunderstanding)

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