漢字道KANJIDO

14 strokesRadical

5Elementary year 614 strokesRadical
On
Kun
あやま(る)
Meaning
mistake; to err

Origin

ORIGIN

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

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

誤解・正誤・錯誤
あやまる誤る・誤り

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

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

話がうまく伝わらず誤解された。

My words did not get across and I was misunderstood.

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