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Japanese word 誤解: misunderstanding / wrong idea. Meanings and example sentences.

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誤解 (ごかい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

誤解 (ごかい) means misunderstanding / wrong idea.

See example sentences below.

誤解 at a glance

誤解

ごかいgokai

N3noun

misunderstanding / wrong idea

誤解ごかいgokaiN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 誤解

Core meaning

misunderstanding / wrong idea

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼の言葉を誤解してしまった。

Translation

I misunderstood what he said.

Example 2

誤解があって話し合いが必要だ。

Translation

There is a misunderstanding, so we need to talk.

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Kanji 誤: mistake, err, do wrong, mislead

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Kanji 解: unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute

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