Japanese symbol for “mingled”

錯落

さくらく

Romaji: sakuraku

mixed; mingled

In Japanese, mingled is 錯落, read さくらく (sakuraku).

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

adj-t, adv-to, vs mixed; mingled

Kanji and stroke order

錯

confused, mix, be in disorder

on: サク、シャク

16 strokes · JLPT 1

落

fall, drop, come down

on: ラク
kun: お.ちる、お.ち、お.とす

12 strokes · JLPT 2

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
錯乱	さくらん sakuran	confusion; distraction; derangement
交錯	こうさく kousaku	mixture; blending; complication
倒錯	とうさく tousaku	perversion
落ちる	おちる ochiru	to fall; to drop; to come down
落ち	おち ochi	slip; omission

See also: Chinese symbol for “mingled”.

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.