読よみ誤あやまる

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

misread; read incorrectly; mispronounce (when reading aloud)

Used when someone reads a written word, name, or kanji incorrectly, including mispronouncing it aloud. Often involves confusing a kanji reading or making a mistake in reading comprehension.

• 彼かれは漢かん字じを読よみ誤あやまって、違ちがう意い味みで理り解かいしてしまった。

  He misread the kanji and understood it with a different meaning.

• 名な前まえを読よみ誤あやまらないように、ふりがなをふってください。

  Please add furigana so that the name isn't misread.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

misread (a situation); misinterpret; misjudge

Figurative use: misreading a situation, trend, or someone's intentions. Often implies a failure to grasp the true state of affairs.

• 市し場じょうの動どう向こうを読よみ誤あやまると、大おおきな損そん失しつを出だすこともある。

  If you misread market trends, you can suffer big losses.

• 彼かの女じょの気き持もちを読よみ誤あやまって、ひどいことを言いってしまった。

  I misread her feelings and ended up saying something awful.