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mistake
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingゴ
Kun readingあやま.る、-あやま.る
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. mistakeRtK
    彼は彼女に綴りの誤りを指摘した。He pointed out some spelling errors to her.tatoeba
  2. err
    彼は不注意のために、誤りを犯した。He made a mistake through carelessness.tatoeba
    天台座主についての誤解Misunderstanding of Tendai-zasuwiki
  3. wrong
  1. to make a mistake (in)
  2. to commit an error
  3. to do incorrectly
  4. to err
  5. to be wrong

Popular Usage

誤り誤解誤る

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2048

Compound words

誤りあやまり
error; mistake; slip; bug
誤解ごかい
misunderstanding
誤るあやまる
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to do incorrectly; to err; to be wrong
誤差ごさ
measurement error; calculation error
誤算ごさん
miscalculation
誤字ごじ
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
誤植ごしょく
misprint; typographical error; typo
誤認ごにん
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
誤報ごほう
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
錯誤さくご
mistake; error; discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions
誤ってあやまって
accidentally; in error; by mistake; by accident
誤魔化すごまかす
to deceive; to cheat; to swindle; to falsify; to misrepresent
試行錯誤しこうさくご
trial and error
時代錯誤じだいさくご
anachronism
過誤かご
mistake
誤ちあやまち
fault
誤つあやまつ
to make a mistake (in)
誤写ごしゃ
error in copying
誤審ごしん
misjudgment
誤診ごしん
wrong diagnosis
誤謬ごびゅう
mistake
誤嚥ごえん
breathing in (of a foreign body, food, etc.)
見誤るみあやまる
to mistake (for something or someone else)
不可誤ふかご
(papal) infallibility

On Reading Examples

誤解され得るものはいずれすべて誤解されるであろう。ごかい
Anything that can be misunderstood will be.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は非常に不注意な少年なので、よく誤りをする。
He is such a careless boy that he often makes mistakes.tatoeba
彼は彼のライバルが犯す誤りをいつも最大限に利用する。
He always takes advantage of the mistakes made by his rivals.tatoeba
融米造りへの誤解に基づく批判的意見
Negative opinions based on the misunderstanding of the yumai-zukuri methodwiki

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 誤

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step