誤認 (ごにん, gonin) Japanese meaning: misrecognition | KotomoraCommon word›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000誤認する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 誤認する | 誤認しない |
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| Polite | 誤認します | 誤認しません |
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| Past polite | 誤認しました | 誤認しませんでした |
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| Past | 誤認した | 誤認しなかった |
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| Te-form | 誤認して | 誤認しないで |
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| Desire | 誤認したい | 誤認したくない |
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| Potential | 誤認できる | 誤認できない |
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| Passive | 誤認される | 誤認されない |
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| Causative | 誤認させる | 誤認させない |
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| Causative passive | 誤認させられる | 誤認させられない |
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| Volitional | 誤認しよう | |
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| Polite volitional | 誤認しましょう | |
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| Imperative | 誤認しろ | 誤認するな |
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| Conditional | 誤認すれば | 誤認しなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 誤認したら | 誤認しなかったら |
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The police mistook the suspect and arrested the wrong person.
If you misrecognize the facts, you will make a wrong judgment.
Usage patterns
〈人〉を〈人〉と誤認するto mistake one person for another
The police mistook him for the culprit and arrested him.
〈物〉を〈物〉と誤認するto mistake one object for another
The pilot mistook the clouds for a mountain.
誤認が発覚するfor a case of mistaken identification to come to light
The misidentification later came to light and became a major issue.
誤認により〈事〉が起こるfor an incident to occur due to a misidentification
An incident occurred in which an innocent person was suspected due to a misidentification.