時代錯誤
じだいさくご anachronism
Why it means this
時代 (the age) + 錯誤 (an error, a mix-up) — putting something in the wrong era; an anachronism.
Breakdown
- 時 とき time, hour
- 代 ダイ substitute, change, convert
- 錯 サク confused, mix, be in disorder
- 誤 ゴ mistake, err, do wrong
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