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試行錯誤 (しこうさくご) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
trial and error
yojijukugo (four-character idiom)
Refers to the process of solving a problem by trying various methods and learning from mistakes. Often used in technical, scientific, and everyday contexts.
試し 行こう 錯さく 誤ご を 繰く り 返かえ し て 、 ようやく 問もん 題だい を 解かい 決けつ し た 。
After repeated trial and error, we finally solved the problem.
Kanji 行 going, journey, carry out 錯 confused, mix, be in disorder Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 試行 (trial, attempt) and 錯誤 (error, mistake). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound directly expresses the concept of trial and error.
