Japanese symbol for “mistaking”
誤認
ごにん
Romaji: gonin
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
In Japanese, mistaking is 誤認, read ごにん (gonin).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mistaking”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 誤認識 | ごにんしき goninshiki | misrecognition; mistaking (x for y) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 誤解 | ごかい gokai | misunderstanding |
| 誤り | あやまり ayamari | error; mistake; slip |
| 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 |
| 確認 | かくにん kakunin | confirmation; verification; validation |
| 認識 | にんしき ninshiki | recognition; awareness; perception |
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.