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誤
On'yomi
ゴ
GO
Kun'yomi
あやま.る・-あやま.る
ayamaru / ayamaru
mistake · err · do wrong · mislead
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Details
Strokes14
Frequency#1150
Radical言speech(7)
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Component Breakdown
誤=
言吴
speech + 吴
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of words and Wu. Making mistakes with words.
Symbolism
Misunderstanding, error, mistake. Represents being wrong.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
試行錯誤
しこうさくご
trial and error; trial and error
時代錯誤
じだいさくご
anachronism; anachronism
Proverbs & Idioms
誤りて改めざるこれを誤りという
あやまりてあらためざるこれをあやまりという
Not correcting mistakes is the real mistake
The true error is failing to fix your errors