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誤 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「言」

道
5Elementary year 6 ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「言」
On
ゴご · go
Kun
あやま(る)ayama(ru)
Meaning
mistake; to err

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

言 "speech" plus 呉; saying the wrong thing — hence "mistake, to err."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onゴごgo誤解ごかい正誤せいご錯誤さくご
Kunあやまるayamaru誤るあやまる誤りあやまり

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 誤解ごかい

    misunderstanding

  • 正誤せいご

    right and wrong; errata

More words with this kanji

  • 舛誤せんご
  • 誤謬ごびゅう
  • 誤嚥ごえん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

話(はなし)がうまく伝(つた)わらず誤解(ごかい)された。

My words did not get across and I was misunderstood.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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