Kanji

誤

mistake, err, do wrong, mislead

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

言部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ゴ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あやまる, -あやまる

Common Readings

ゴ, あやま…る

Example sentences

誤解 ごかい
些細なことが原因で、大きな誤解を招いてしまった。

A trivial thing led to a major misunderstanding.

招く まねく
誤解を招くような発言は控えるべきだ。

One should refrain from remarks that invite misunderstanding.

誤魔化す ごまかす
彼は自分の年齢を誤魔化した。

He lied about his age.

誤る あやまる
判断を誤ってしまった。

I made a mistake in my judgment.

利慾 りよく
彼は利慾に目がくらんで、判断を誤った。

Blinded by greed, he made a mistake in judgment.

試行錯誤 しこうさくご
試行錯誤を繰り返すことで、ようやく新製品が完成した。

Through repeated trial and error, the new product was finally completed.

誤算 ごさん
このプロジェクトの予算に大きな誤算があった。

There was a major miscalculation in the budget for this project.

誤差 ごさ
測定結果には、常に多少の誤差が含まれる。

Measurement results always contain some margin of error.

許容 きょよう
その程度の誤差は許容範囲内です。

That level of error is within the tolerance range.

見誤る みあやまる
暗い道で、彼は標識を見誤った。

On the dark road, he misread the sign.

Example Vocabulary

誤解

ごかい

misunderstanding; to misunderstand

誤魔化す

ごまかす

to deceive; to falsify; to gloss over

誤る

あやまる

to make a mistake; to err; to misjudge

試行錯誤

しこうさくご

trial and error

誤算

ごさん

miscalculation; misjudgment

誤差

ごさ

error; margin of error; deviation

見誤る

みあやまる

to misread; to misjudge; to mistake by sight

誤り

あやまり

error; mistake; fallacy

誤魔化し

ごまかし

誤認

ごにん

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