間違う (まちがう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

間違う (まちがう) means to make a mistake / be wrong.

See example sentences below.

間違う at a glance

間違う

まちがうmachigau

N1verb

to make a mistake / be wrong

間違うまちがうmachigauN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to make a mistake / be wrong

Example 1

番号をまちがって押した。

Translation

I pressed the wrong number.

Example 2

漢字をよくまちがう。

Translation

I often make mistakes with kanji.