誤ご字じ

ご

じ

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

misprint; typo; erroneous character

Refers to a wrong character in writing or print, such as a kanji mistake, a typographical error, or a misspelling. Commonly used in proofreading and editing contexts.

この本ほんには誤ご字じが多おお

い

。

This book has many misprints.

レポートを提てい出しゅつする前まえに誤ご字じがないか確かく認にんした。

I checked for typos before submitting the report.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉に誤ご字じがあるthere is a typo in ~
この文ぶん章しょうには誤ご字じがある。
There is a typo in this text.
誤ご字じを直なおすto fix a typo
提てい出しゅつ前まえに誤ご字じを直なおしておいた。
I fixed the typos before submitting it.
誤ご字じを見みつけるto find a typo
校こう正せいで誤ご字じを見みつけた。
I found a typo during proofreading.
誤ご字じだらけfull of typos
そのレポートは誤ご字じだらけだった。
The report was full of typos.

Kanji

誤mistake, err, do wrong
字character, letter, word

Related words

誤ご植しょく
誤植 refers specifically to a typographical error in printed material, while 誤字 covers any wrong character, whether printed or handwritten.
誤ご記き
誤記 is a broader term for a mistaken entry or notation (e.g. wrong number or name), whereas 誤字 specifically means a wrong character in text.

Don't confuse with

脱だつ字じ
脱字 means a character that is missing from the text, while 誤字 means a character that is present but wrong.
ミスプリントN1
誤字 refers specifically to a wrongly written or wrong character, whereas ミスプリント covers any printing mistake, including layout or spacing errors.

Counted with

箇か所しょN2
place; point; part; spot; area; passage; portion · counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

Word family

誤ご字じる
make a typo; type the wrong character
誤ご字じ脱だつ字じ
typos and omissions; mistaken or missing characters

Etymology

Compound of 誤 (go, 'mistake') and 字 (ji, 'character'). The kanji straightforwardly reflect the meaning.