誤(あやま)り

あやまり

noun

error, mistake

formaldescriptive

1. error, mistake

Something incorrect or wrong, a deviation from what is accurate.

誤(あやま)りがあった。

There was an error.

誤(あやま)りを直(なお)してください。

Please fix the error.

誤(あやま)りを正(ただ)すのは大切(たいせつ)なことだ。

Correcting errors is important.

書類(しょるい)に誤(あやま)りがないか確認(かくにん)した。

I checked if there were any errors in the documents.

同(おな)じ誤(あやま)りを繰(く)り返(かえ)さないように、原因(げんいん)をしっかり調(しら)べた。

To avoid repeating the same mistake, I thoroughly investigated the cause.

誤(あやま)り is the noun form of the verb 誤(あやま)る (to err). It refers to errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies, with a slightly formal tone.

Common patterns

誤(あやま)りがある: there is an error
誤(あやま)りを犯(おか)す: to commit an error
誤(あやま)りを認(みと)める: to admit a mistake
誤(あやま)りを正(ただ)す: to correct an error
誤(あやま)りに気(き)づく: to notice a mistake

Similar words

間違(まちが)い: mistake (general, everyday — most common)
誤(あやま)り: error (slightly formal, often written/official contexts)
ミス: mistake (loanword, casual — common in workplaces)
過(あやま)ち: mistake, fault (literary/moral connotation)

Do not confuse with 謝(あやま)り (apology), from the verb 謝(あやま)る (to apologize) — different kanji, same reading.

Related Words

Synonym: 間違(まちが)い (mistake (everyday))

Compare: ミス (mistake (loanword, casual)

Compare: 過(あやま)ち (mistake, fault)

Compare: 過失(かしつ) (error)

Compare: 誤解(ごかい) (misunderstanding, misconception)

Compare: 不正確(ふせいかく) (inaccurate)

Compare: 不正解(ふせいかい) (incorrect answer)

Compare: 錯誤(さくご) (error)

Compare: エラー (error)

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Added 2026.1.9 21:15 · Revised 2026.9.25 18:21

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