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錯 = 昔 + 金

錯 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “confused”. It is built from 昔 (once upon a time) and 金 (gold). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1269.

Keyword
confused
RTK frame
1269
Strokes
16
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サク, シャク
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
путаный
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
錯 error

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 昔 once upon a time
  2. 金 gold

How to find 錯 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “once upon a time” + “gold”. 錯 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 錯 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.