誤る (あやまる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

誤る (あやまる) means to make a mistake.

See example sentences below.

誤る at a glance

誤る

あやまるayamaru

N1verb

to make a mistake

誤るあやまるayamaruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to make a mistake

Example 1

ミスを誤ったと認めた。

Translation

He admitted he made a mistake.

Example 2

彼は計算を誤ったようだ。

Translation

It seems he made an error in the calculation.