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誤聞 (ごぶん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

誤ご聞ぶん

ご

ぶ

ん

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

misunderstanding; misinformation

Refers to hearing something incorrectly or receiving wrong information. Often used in formal or written contexts.

それは誤ご聞ぶんだったと分わかった。
I realized it was a misunderstanding.
彼かれはその話はなしを誤ご聞ぶんした

よう

だ

。

He seems to have misheard that story.

Kanji

誤mistake, err, do wrong
聞hear, ask, listen

Similar words

誤ご解かい
誤解 is a more common word for misunderstanding in general, while 誤聞 specifically involves hearing or received information.
聞きき違ちがい
聞き違い is a more colloquial term for mishearing, whereas 誤聞 is more formal and can also refer to misinformation.

Etymology

Compound of 誤 (go, 'mistake') and 聞 (bun, 'hear'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of mishearing or misinformation.