間ま違ちがい

noun

mistake; error; blunder

The ordinary sense: something is wrong, incorrect, or done by mistake. Common with particles such as 間違いがある, 間違いを直す, and 私の間違い.

• この書しょ類るいには漢かん字じの間ま違ちがいが三みっつある。

  There are three kanji mistakes in this document.

• それは私わたしの間ま違ちがいでした。

  That was my mistake.

noun

mishap; accident; trouble

A less central use meaning an unfortunate happening or something going wrong, often in set-like phrasing such as 万一の間違い.

• 万まん一いちの間ま違ちがいがあってからでは遅おそい。

  If something goes wrong, it will be too late.

noun

indiscretion; improper conduct

Euphemistic and somewhat old-fashioned, especially for improper conduct or a sexual or romantic indiscretion between people.

• 二人ふたりの間あいだに間ま違ちがいがあったという噂うわさが広ひろまった。

  Rumors spread that there had been an indiscretion between the two.