Japanese symbol for “misinterpret”
読み違える
よみちがえる
Romaji: yomichigaeru
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
In Japanese, misinterpret is 読み違える, read よみちがえる (yomichigaeru).
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Meanings
- v1, vt to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
Written forms: 読み違える、読違える. Readings: よみちがえる.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “misinterpret”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 読み間違える | よみまちがえる yomimachigaeru | to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand |
| 読み違う | よみちがう yomichigau | to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret |
| 読み誤る | よみあやまる yomiayamaru | to misread (a situation, trend, etc.); to misinterpret; to misjudge |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 読み | よみ yomi | reading |
| 読む | よむ yomu | to read |
| 読者 | どくしゃ dokusha | reader |
| 読書 | どくしょ dokusho | reading (books) |
| 朗読 | ろうどく roudoku | reading aloud; recitation |
| 読み方 | よみかた yomikata | pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji) |
| 違い | ちがい chigai | difference; distinction; discrepancy |
| 間違い | まちがい machigai | mistake; error; blunder |
See also: Chinese symbol for “misinterpret”.
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.