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Kotomora

誤

mistake, err, do wrong, mislead

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · grade 6FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes14

Readings

On'yomi

  • ゴ

Kun'yomi

  • あやま.る
  • -あやま.る

Meaning

誤 centers on deviation from correctness: making a mistake, doing something wrong, or misleading someone away from the truth.

Most common words using 誤

20 of 128
  • 誤解ごかい
    N3

    misunderstanding

  • 誤るあやまる
    N2

    to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to do incorrectly; to err

  • 誤ご
    N1

    mistake; error

  • 誤りあやまり
    N3

    error; mistake; slip; bug

  • 誤字ごじ
    N1

    misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum

  • 誤差ごさ
    N1

    measurement error; calculation error

  • 誤魔化しごまかし

    cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying; sham; camouflage; smoke and mirrors; cutting corners

  • 誤魔化すごまかす
    N1

    to deceive; to cheat; to swindle

  • 誤認ごにん

    misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)

  • 試行錯誤しこうさくご
    N1

    trial and error

  • 錯誤さくご
    N1

    mistake; error; discrepancy

  • 誤報ごほう

    false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm

  • 誤植ごしょく

    misprint; typographical error; typo

  • 誤算ごさん

    miscalculation

  • 誤爆ごばく

    bombing (shelling) the wrong target; (be killed by) friendly fire

  • 誤用ごよう

    misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism

  • 誤訳ごやく

    mistranslation

  • 誤謬ごびゅう

    mistake; error

  • 誤読ごどく

    misreading; misinterpreting

  • 過誤かご

    mistake; fault

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Etymology

誤 combines 言 (word, speech) with 吳, which likely contributes the sound ゴ and may carry a sense of disorder or deviation, together suggesting a verbal mistake.

Meaning mnemonic

Words (言) that go wrong (吳) lead to mistakes. Picture a speech bubble with a crooked, tangled shape inside, representing a misleading or erroneous statement.

Reading mnemonic

For ゴ, imagine a mistake in a game of Go: you place a stone in the wrong spot, and your opponent says 'Go!' to point out your error. Go -> ゴ.