Japanese symbol for “misstep”
踏み違える
ふみちがえる
Romaji: fumichigaeru
to misstep; to stray
In Japanese, misstep is 踏み違える, read ふみちがえる (fumichigaeru).
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Meanings
- v1 to misstep; to stray
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “misstep”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 了見違い | りょうけんちがい ryoukenchigai | wrong idea; delusion; indiscretion |
| 躓き | つまずき tsumazuki | failure; misstep; setback |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 舞踏 | ぶとう butou | dance (esp. Western style); dancing |
| 踏切 | ふみきり fumikiri | railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing |
| 踏む | ふむ fumu | to step on; to tread on; to trample on |
| 足踏み | あしぶみ ashibumi | stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping |
| 雑踏 | ざっとう zattou | hustle and bustle; throng; crowd |
| 踏まえる | ふまえる fumaeru | to be based on; to take into account; to build upon |
| 違い | ちがい chigai | difference; distinction; discrepancy |
| 間違い | まちがい machigai | mistake; error; blunder |
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.