mishearing; hearing incorrectly
Refers to the act or instance of hearing something incorrectly, often leading to misunderstanding.
それは聞き違いだった。
That was a mishearing.
聞き
I got the appointment time wrong due to a mishearing.
Standard kanji spelling.
Compound of 聞き (stem of 聞く 'to hear') and 違い ('difference, mistake').