錯覚
- Word
- 錯覚
- Reading
- さっかく
- Level
- N1
- Part of speech
- noun
- Meaning
- optical illusion, hallucination
- Example
遠くのビルが小さく見えて、まるでオモチャのようだという錯覚にとらわれた。 The distant buildings looked small, giving the illusion that they were toys.
- Confused with
誤解 - misunderstanding between people, whereas 錯覚 is a perceptual illusion.