誤
誤 — Mistake
mistake, err, do wrong, mislead
On’yomiゴ (go)
Kun’yomiあやまる (ayamaru)
Kun’yomi-あやまる (ayamaru)
Stroke order (14 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 誤
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 誤り | あやまり ayamari | error; mistake; slip |
| 誤解 | ごかい gokai | misunderstanding |
| 誤って | あやまって ayamatte | accidentally; in error; by mistake |
| 誤算 | ごさん gosan | miscalculation |
| 試行錯誤 | しこうさくご shikousakugo | trial and error |
| 誤る | あやまる ayamaru | to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to do incorrectly |
Study notes
誤 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1150 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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