錯覚 (さっかく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

錯覚 (さっかく) means optical illusion / false perception.

See example sentences below.

錯覚 at a glance

錯覚

さっかくsakkaku

N1noun

optical illusion / false perception

錯覚さっかくsakkakuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

optical illusion / false perception

Example 1

あの模様は錯覚を起こす。

Translation

That pattern causes an optical illusion.

Example 2

彼の言葉は単なる錯覚だった。

Translation

His words were just a false perception.