間ま違ちがえ

noun

mistake; error; blunder

General word for a mistake or error in action, judgment, or speech. Often used in everyday contexts.

See also: ミス

• 計けい算さんに間ま違ちがえがあった。

  There was a mistake in the calculation.

• 彼かれはよく名な前まえの間ま違ちがえをする。

  He often makes mistakes with names.

noun

accident; mishap; trouble

Refers to an unintended incident or mishap, often with a nuance of something going wrong unexpectedly. Less common than sense 1.

• ちょっとした間ま違ちがえで大たい変へんなことになった。

  A small mishap turned into a big problem.

noun

indiscretion; improper conduct

Euphemistic use for a moral slip, especially a romantic or sexual indiscretion. Often used in set phrases like 間違えを起こす.

• 彼かれは若わかい頃ころ、女じょ性せい関かん係けいで間ま違ちがえを起おこした。

  In his youth, he had an indiscretion with a woman.