誤 — 14 strokes / Radical「言」
道5Elementary year 6 / 14 strokes / Radical「言」
- On
- ゴ
- Kun
- あやま(る)
- Meaning
- mistake; to err
Origin
言 "speech" plus 呉; saying the wrong thing — hence "mistake, to err."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ゴ | 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
- 誤解ごかい
misunderstanding
- 正誤せいご
right and wrong; errata
Example
話がうまく伝わらず誤解された。
My words did not get across and I was misunderstood.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)