Japanese symbol for “belie”

誤り伝える

あやまりつたえる

Romaji: ayamaritsutaeru

to misrepresent; to distort; to belie

In Japanese, belie is 誤り伝える, read あやまりつたえる (ayamaritsutaeru).

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Meanings

v1, vt to misrepresent; to distort; to belie

Kanji and stroke order

誤

mistake, err, do wrong

on: ゴ
kun: あやま.る、-あやま.る

14 strokes · JLPT 2

伝

transmit, go along, walk along

on: デン、テン
kun: つた.わる、つた.える、つた.う、つだ.う

6 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
誤解	ごかい gokai	misunderstanding
誤り	あやまり ayamari	error; mistake; slip
誤差	ごさ gosa	measurement error; calculation error
試行錯誤	しこうさくご shikousakugo	trial and error
誤字	ごじ goji	misprint; misspelling; typo
誤報	ごほう gohou	false report; incorrect report; misinformation
伝統	でんとう dentou	tradition; convention
宣伝	せんでん senden	publicity; advertisement; advertising

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