Japanese symbol for “misdirected”
的外れ
まとはずれ
Romaji: matohazure
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
In Japanese, misdirected is 的外れ, read まとはずれ (matohazure).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no, n off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
Written forms: 的外れ、的はずれ. Readings: まとはずれ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “misdirected”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 筋違い | すじちがい sujichigai | misdirected; misplaced; wrong (of estimate, guess) |
| 見当違い | けんとうちがい kentouchigai | wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant |
| 見当外れ | けんとうはずれ kentouhazure | wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
| 法的 | ほうてき houteki | legal |
| 知的 | ちてき chiteki | intellectual |
| 性的 | せいてき seiteki | sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex) |
| 圧倒的 | あっとうてき attouteki | overwhelming |
| 的確 | てきかく tekikaku | accurate; precise; exact |
| 海外 | かいがい kaigai | foreign; abroad; overseas |
| 外国 | がいこく gaikoku | foreign country |
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.