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Kanji Detail for 誤 - "error, wrong, to mislead"

誤

  • Meaning

    誤 means "error, wrong, to mislead."

    1. Error - A mistake; a fault.

    2. Wrong - Incorrect; mistaken.

    3. Mislead - To deceive; to confuse.

  • Words using 誤

    • 誤解 ごかい Listen misunderstanding
    • 誤算 ごさん Listen miscalculation
    • 試行錯誤 しこうさくご Listen trial and error
    • 誤差 ごさ Listen measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy
    • 誤認 ごにん Listen misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
    • 時代錯誤 じだいさくご Listen anachronism
    • 誤字 ごじ Listen misprint; misspelling; typo
    • 錯誤 さくご Listen mistake; error; discrepancy

  • Four-character idioms with 誤

    • 時代錯誤 じだいさくご Listen anachronism
    • 試行錯誤 しこうさくご Listen trial and error

  • Tattoo check: 誤

    • Verified meaning: error, wrong, to mislead
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    mistake; err; do wrong; mislead

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    err, make mistake; interfere

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    error, fault, mistake; to delay

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Error. Such as 罣誤 (being implicated in error), 錯誤 (mistake).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    go(ゴ) ゴ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ayama.ru(あやま-る) あやま-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    error wrong mislead misjudge mistake misuse blunder confuse fault flaw inaccuracy lapse miscalculation misstep misunderstanding oversight slip

Sentences including 誤

  • We make not a few mistakes when speaking in english.

  • Her grammar is bad.

  • Don't get me wrong.

  • He may have misunderstood you.

  • I feel abashed at my mistake.

  • There are few , if any , such mistakes.

  • Please don't misunderstand me.

  • This is to clear up the misunderstanding.

  • He got me wrong.

  • This book has few , if any , misprints.

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