Japanese symbol for “distraction”
錯乱
さくらん
Romaji: sakuran
confusion; distraction; derangement
In Japanese, distraction is 錯乱, read さくらん (sakuran).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs confusion; distraction; derangement
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “distraction”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陽動 | ようどう youdou | diversion; distraction; feint |
| 目移り | めうつり meutsuri | being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice |
| 憂さ晴らし | うさばらし usabarashi | diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement |
| 気移り | きうつり kiutsuri | distraction |
| 注意散漫 | ちゅういさんまん chuuisanman | inattention; distraction; mind-wandering |
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 |
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