錯覚する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 錯覚する | 錯覚しない |
| Polite | 錯覚します | 錯覚しません |
| Past polite | 錯覚しました | 錯覚しませんでした |
| Past | 錯覚した | 錯覚しなかった |
| Te-form | 錯覚して | 錯覚しないで |
| Desire | 錯覚したい | 錯覚したくない |
| Potential | 錯覚できる | 錯覚できない |
| Passive | 錯覚される | 錯覚されない |
| Causative | 錯覚させる | 錯覚させない |
| Causative passive | 錯覚させられる | 錯覚させられない |
| Volitional | 錯覚しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 錯覚しましょう | |
| Imperative | 錯覚しろ | 錯覚するな |
| Conditional | 錯覚すれば | 錯覚しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 錯覚したら | 錯覚しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
Primarily a psychological term for sensory illusions or hallucinations, but also used in everyday language for mistaken perceptions.
暗闇で人の顔に見えたのは錯覚だった。
What looked like a face in the dark was an illusion.
When you're tired, you may experience an illusion of hearing sounds that aren't really there.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
misunderstanding; misconception; delusion
Refers to a mistaken belief or false assumption, often about a situation or someone's intentions. Can overlap with sense 1 when the mistake is perceptual.
It's a misconception that he's kind because he has ulterior motives.
Many people are under the delusion that success will bring happiness.
Bright colors create the illusion that a room looks bigger.
He had fallen into the delusion that he was special.
I got the eerie feeling that time had stopped.
He was holding onto the illusion that he was succeeding.
錯覚 is a technical term for a sensory illusion or misperception, while 幻 is a broader, more poetic word for an apparition or unreal vision.
錯覚 is a misperception of something real (like an optical illusion), whereas 妄想 is a false belief not grounded in any actual sensory stimulus.
錯覚 is a false perception or illusion (often sensory), while 思い込み is a false belief held with confidence.