Japanese symbol for “error”
誤り
あやまり
Romaji: ayamari
error; mistake; slip; bug
In Japanese, error is 誤り, read あやまり (ayamari).
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Meanings
- n error; mistake; slip; bug
Written forms: 誤り、謬り、謬. Readings: あやまり.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “error”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 間違い | まちがい machigai | mistake; error; blunder |
| 過失 | かしつ kashitsu | accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder |
| 過ち | あやまち ayamachi | fault; error; indiscretion |
| ミス | ミス misu | mistake; error; blunder |
| エラー | エラー eraa | error |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 誤解 | ごかい gokai | misunderstanding |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “error”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.