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Japanese symbol for “misrepresent”

Romaji: ayamaritsutaeru
to misrepresent; to distort; to belie

In Japanese, misrepresent is , read (ayamaritsutaeru).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. v1, vt to misrepresent; to distort; to belie

Kanji and stroke order

mistake, err, do wrong
on: ゴ
kun: あやま.る、-あやま.る
14 strokes · JLPT 2
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

Other Japanese words for “misrepresent”

WordReadingMeaning
ごまかす gomakasuto falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ごかい gokaimisunderstanding
あやまり ayamarierror; mistake; slip
ごさ gosameasurement error; calculation error
しこうさくご shikousakugotrial and error
ごじ gojimisprint; misspelling; typo
ごほう gohoufalse report; incorrect report; misinformation
でんとう dentoutradition; convention
せんでん sendenpublicity; advertisement; advertising

See also: Chinese symbol for “misrepresent”.

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.

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