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錯乱 (さくらん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
confusion ; mental derangement ; distraction
Describes a state of mental confusion or disorientation, often severe or pathological. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'become confused/deranged'.
薬くすり の 副ふく 作さ 用よう で 一いち 時じ 的てき に 錯さく 乱らん し た 。
I became temporarily deranged as a side effect of the medicine.
Kanji 錯 confused, mix, be in disorder Similar words 混こん 乱らん 混乱 is general confusion/disorder (often of situations or systems), while 錯乱 specifically refers to mental confusion or derangement of a person's mind.
狂きょう 乱らん 狂乱 implies wild frenzy or madness, stronger and more violent than 錯乱, which can be a quieter, disoriented state.
Etymology Compound of 錯 (confusion, mix up) and 乱 (disorder, chaos). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination directly suggests a state of mental disorder.
