Japanese symbol for “derangement”
錯乱
さくらん
Romaji: sakuran
confusion; distraction; derangement
In Japanese, derangement is 錯乱, read さくらん (sakuran).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs confusion; distraction; derangement
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 錯覚 | さっかく sakkaku | illusion; hallucination |
| 試行錯誤 | しこうさくご shikousakugo | trial and error |
| 錯誤 | さくご sakugo | mistake; error; discrepancy |
| 交錯 | こうさく kousaku | mixture; blending; complication |
| 倒錯 | とうさく tousaku | perversion |
| 混乱 | こんらん konran | disorder; chaos; confusion |
| 反乱 | はんらん hanran | insurrection; mutiny; rebellion |
| 乱用 | らんよう ran'you | abuse; misuse; misappropriation |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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