# 錯 — mix up; err

錯 means “mix up; err”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: サク (saku). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: mix up; err
- On'yomi: サク (saku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Thinking & noticing 3

## How to remember 錯

Parts: 金 metal; gold · 昔 long ago

## More in the “Thinking & noticing 3” set

[鑑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/appraise/) · [勘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/intuition/) · [覧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/look-over/) · [幻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/illusion/) · [眺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gaze-at/) · [錯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mix-up/) · [糾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tangle/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mix-up/. Last updated 2026-11-01.