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誤り (あやまり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

誤あやまり

あ

や

ま

り

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

error; mistake; slip; bug

General word for an error or mistake in judgment, action, or data. Can be used in formal and informal contexts.

計けい算さんに誤あやまりがあった。
There was an error in the calculation.
彼かれは自じ分

ぶん

の

誤あやま

り

を

認みと

め

た

。

He admitted his mistake.

Written forms

誤あやまりUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
謬あやまり
Rare kanji form; 謬 is not a jōyō kanji and this spelling is seldom used.
謬あやまり
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; extremely rare and not recommended for learners.

Kanji

誤mistake, err, do wrong
謬mistake

Similar words

間ま違ちがい
間違い is more casual and broadly used for mistakes in daily life, while 誤り is slightly more formal and often used for errors in logic, data, or judgment.
ミス
ミス is a loanword from English 'miss' and is common in casual and business contexts for a slip or blunder, whereas 誤り is a native Japanese word with a more formal tone.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 誤る (あやまる, 'to make a mistake'), with the nominalizing suffix り. The kanji 誤 means 'mistake' or 'error'.