錯覚
Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Transitive verb
Intransitive verb
1. illusion; hallucination
2. misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding; illusion; delusion; mistake
Kanji used
Pitch accent
さっかく
Used in vocabulary
Examples3
これ は あれ よりも 長い ように 見える が、 錯覚 だ。
This looks longer than that, but it is an optical illusion.
目 の 錯覚 か と 思った。
I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me.
彼 は 自分 が 天才 だ と 錯覚 していた。
He had the illusion that he was a genius.