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錯覚

さっかく

illusion, misapprehension

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Examples

  1. 目の錯覚だった。

    めのさっかくだった。

    It was an optical illusion.

  2. 上の線が長く見えるのは錯覚だ。

    うえのせんがながくみえるのはさっかくだ。

    The upper line only looks longer; it is an illusion.

  3. 成功したと錯覚してはいけない。

    せいこうしたとさっかくしてはいけない。

    You must not labour under the illusion that you have succeeded.

Common patterns

目の錯覚
optical illusion
錯覚を起こす
to fall into an illusion
〜と錯覚する
to mistakenly believe that ~

Memory tip

錯 means mixed-up, so 錯覚 is perception going wrong — an optical illusion, or a mistaken impression of your own situation. For a plain everyday misunderstanding, 勘違い is the natural word.

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