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誤る

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 誤る

謬る
やま
Godan verb
Freq #5707
1

Transitive verb

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to do incorrectly; to err

Examples
彼は判断を誤った
He erred in his judgement.
2

Intransitive verb; As 誤った or 誤っている

to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be false; to be mistaken

Examples
戦争は誤った政策から起こった。
The war resulted from a mistaken policy.
3

Transitive verb

to mislead; to misguide; to lead astray

Examples
私の判断を誤らすな。
Don't mislead me.

Kanji in this Word

14 strokes
Frequency: 1150
JLPT N2
Grade 6

Meanings

mistake
err
do wrong
mislead

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あやま.る
-あやま.る
18 strokes

Meanings

mistake

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ビュウ
ビョウ
ミュウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あやま.る
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