Translation guide
How to express that something was written incorrectly in Japanese, covering mistakes in characters, spelling, grammar, and word choice.
The writer produced an incorrect character, spelling, or stroke.
General verb for writing something incorrectly, such as a kanji character or spelling.
I wrote the kanji incorrectly.
I accidentally wrote the spelling of the name wrong.
More formal or literary term for writing incorrectly. Often used in official contexts.
I wrote the address incorrectly on the application form.
Literally 'to mistake a character', used when writing the wrong kanji or kana.
I'm embarrassed that I wrote a simple character wrong.
The sentence or phrase is grammatically wrong or unnatural.
Describes writing that is grammatically incorrect.
He often writes grammatically incorrectly.
Casual way to say the writing is strange or unnatural.
This sentence is written weirdly.
Noun meaning a writing error or clerical mistake. Often used in formal documents.
The writer used an incorrect word or expression.
The phrase 'write incorrectly' is not directly translated as a single verb in Japanese. Use context-appropriate expressions like 書き間違える for character mistakes or 間違って書く for general errors.
Do not use 不正に書く (means 'write fraudulently').
There was a writing error in the report.
I made a mistake writing the important document and rewrote it.