noun
misreading; reading mistake
Refers to an error in reading a word or character, such as misreading a kanji or misinterpreting a passage.
漢字の読み違いに気をつけてください。
Please be careful of misreading kanji.
彼の読み違いで、話がややこしくなった。
His misreading made the story complicated.
Compound of 読み (reading) and 違い (difference, mistake). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the word follows a common pattern for error nouns.