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誤植 (ごしょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

誤ご植しょく

ご

しょ

く

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

misprint; typographical error; typo

Refers to an error in printed text, such as a wrong character or word, typically in books, newspapers, or official documents.

新しん聞ぶんに誤ご植しょくがあったので、訂てい正せい記き事じが出でた。
There was a misprint in the newspaper, so a correction notice was published.
この本ほんは初しょ版はんに誤ご植しょくが多

Kanji

誤mistake, err, do wrong
植plant

Similar words

誤ご字じ
誤字 refers specifically to a wrong character or kanji, while 誤植 is a broader term for any printing error, including missing or extra characters.
校こう正せい
校正 is the process of proofreading to catch errors like 誤植 before publication.

Etymology

Compound of 誤 (go, 'mistake') and 植 (shoku, 'to plant; to set type'), literally 'mistakenly set type'. The term originated in the context of movable-type printing.

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This book has many typos in its first edition.