Onyomi: ゴ · Kunyomi: -あやま.る, あやま.る · Meanings: do wrong, err, mislead, mistake
Kanji for do wrong, err, mislead, mistake
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The kanji 誤 is made from 言(words, speech) and 呉(to give, to do wrong). The left part, 言, shows that the meaning is related to speaking or words. The right part, 呉, gives the idea of doing something incorrectly or carelessly. Together, they show “wrong words” — something said or done in error. From this, the meaning became “mistake” or “to be wrong.”
Made from 言(words) and 呉(to do wrong). It shows saying something wrong — meaning mistake or error.
This kanji says: when your words (言) go the wrong way (呉), it becomes a mistake — 誤 means to be wrong or make an error.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 誤 | ご | mistake, error | Noun, Noun, used as a prefix |
| 誤り | あやまり | error, mistake, slip, bug | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 誤解 | ごかい | misunderstanding | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |
| 過ち | あやまち | fault, error, indiscretion, faux pas | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 誤差 | ごさ | measurement error, calculation error | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 誤る | あやまる | to make a mistake (in), to commit an error, to do incorrectly, to err | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb |
| 誤魔化す | ごまかす | to deceive, to cheat, to swindle | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 誤植 | ごしょく | misprint, typographical error, typo | Noun |
| 誤認 | ごにん | misrecognition, mistaking (x for y) | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 誤って | あやまって | in error, by mistake, by accident, accidentally | common Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) |