誤り (あやまり, ayamari) Japanese meaning: error

誤り (あやまり, ayamari) Japanese meaning: error | Kotomora

Kanji

間ま違ちがいN3
間違い is the everyday, casual word for a mistake, while 誤り sounds more formal and is often used for errors in logic, data, or judgment.
ミスN3
ミス is a casual loanword for a slip or blunder, whereas 誤り is a native Japanese word with a more formal, written tone.
過あやまちN1
過ち carries a moral or serious connotation of wrongdoing, while 誤り is more neutral and factual, referring to errors in judgment or data.
誤ご謬びゅう
誤謬 is a highbrow, academic term for a logical or reasoning error, while 誤り is the everyday formal word covering any kind of mistake.

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過か失しつN2
誤り is a plain word for any mistake or error, whereas 過失 is more formal and carries a sense of legal or moral responsibility.
錯さく誤ごN1
誤り is a slightly formal general word for an error, whereas 錯誤 suggests a deeper, systematic mismatch in judgment or perception.
手て違ちがいN1
誤り is a formal, often written term for an error in fact or logic, whereas 手違い specifically points to a mishap in arranging or coordinating things.
エラー

正せい解かいN2
正解 means the correct answer, the direct opposite of 誤り, which means an incorrect one.

謝あやまり
誤り (a mistake) and 謝り (an apology) are pronounced identically but written with different kanji and mean completely different things.
過あやまちN1
誤り and 過ち look and sound similar, but 過ち implies a morally wrong act while 誤り is a neutral factual error.

誤あやまりUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
謬あやまり
Rare kanji form; 謬 is not a jōyō kanji and this spelling is seldom used.
謬あやまり
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; extremely rare and not recommended for learners.

Derived from the verb 誤る (あやまる, 'to make a mistake'), with the nominalizing suffix り. The kanji 誤 means 'mistake' or 'error'.