聞(き)き間 違(まちが)い

ききまちがい

noun

mishearing; hearing mistake

communication cognition

1. mishearing; mistake in hearing

hearing something incorrectly or misunderstanding what was said

聞(き)き間違(まちが)いだったらすみません。

Sorry if I misheard.

それは聞(き)き間違(まちが)いではないですか。

Isn't that a mishearing?

電話(でんわ)で聞(き)き間違(まちが)いをして約束(やくそく)の時間(じかん)を勘違(かんちが)いした。

I misheard on the phone and got the appointment time wrong.

Etymology

聞(き)き間違(まちが)い combines 聞(き)く (to hear) + 間違(まちが)い (mistake).

Usage

電話(でんわ) - phone calls (poor connection)
騒(さわ)がしい場所(ばしょ) - noisy places
外国語(がいこくご) - foreign languages
方言(ほうげん) - dialects

RELATED ～間違(まちが)い WORDS:

Similar words

聞(き)き違(ちが)い - mishearing (alternative)
聞(き)き取(と)れない - unable to catch/hear

Related Words

Related: 言(い)い間違(まちが)い (verbal mistake)

Related: 書(か)き間違(まちが)い (writing mistake)

Related: 読(よ)み間違(まちが)い (misreading)

Related: 見(み)間違(まちが)い (mistaken sight)

Compare: 勘違(かんちが)い (misunderstanding)

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Added 2026.1.27 20:45 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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