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Kanji 誤: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 誤: mistake, err, do wrong, mislead

Key takeaways

Kanji 誤: mistake, err, do wrong, mislead. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

mistakeerrdo wrongmislead

On reading

Kun reading

あやま.る-あやま.る

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 誤

mistake, err, do wrong, mislead

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

言 + 呉

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

A mistake that occurs when giving (呉) words (言) to someone results in a misunderstanding. It is easy to remember if you associate it with errors that happen when conveying the wrong words.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

  • 誤差ごさ

    error / margin of error

  • 誤魔化すごまかす

    to deceive / to falsify / to evade

  • 錯誤さくご

    error / mistake

  • 間誤付くまごつく

    to be confused / to hesitate

  • 誤解ごかい

    misunderstanding / wrong idea

Kun reading

あやま.る
  • 誤るあやまる

    to make a mistake

Commonly used words

  • 誤差
    ごさ

    error / margin of error

  • 誤魔化す
    ごまかす

    to deceive / to falsify / to evade

  • 錯誤
    さくご

    error / mistake

  • 間誤付く
    まごつく

    to be confused / to hesitate

  • 誤解
    ごかい

    misunderstanding / wrong idea

  • 誤る
    あやまる

    to make a mistake

Example sentences

Example 1

ミスをったと認めた。

Translation

He admitted he made a mistake.

Example 2

彼は計算をったようだ。

Translation

It seems he made an error in the calculation.

Example 3

この機械には差があります。

Translation

This machine has an error margin.

Example 4

差を考えて計算しましょう。

Translation

Let's calculate considering the margin of error.

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