noun
slip of the pen; mistake in writing; misspelling
Refers to an error made while writing by hand or typing, such as a wrong character or spelling mistake. The formal term 'lapsus calami' is rarely used in everyday English.
レポートに書き間違いがいくつかあった。
There were several writing mistakes in the report.
書き間違いを直すために消しゴムを使った。
I used an eraser to correct the slip of the pen.
Compound of 書き (kaki, 'writing', continuative form of 書く) + 間違い (machigai, 'mistake').