見(み)間違(まちが)い

みまちがい
noun
mistaken sight; seeing something wrong
cognition
1. mistaken sight; visual misidentification
seeing something incorrectly or mistaking one thing for another
見(み)間違(まちが)いかと思(おも)った。
I thought I was seeing things.
それは見(み)間違(まちが)いじゃないですか。
Isn't that just your eyes playing tricks?
暗(くら)くて人(ひと)を見(み)間違(まちが)いして違(ちが)う人(ひと)に声(こえ)をかけた。
It was dark, and I mistook someone for another person and called out to the wrong person.

Etymology

見(み)間違(まちが)い combines 見(み)る (to see) + 間違(まちが)い (mistake). Note that unlike other ～間違(まちが)い compounds, this one doesn't have the connecting い.

Usage

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Related Words

Related: 見間違(みまちが)える (verb)
Related: 人違(ひとちが)い (mistaking someone's identity)
Related: 聞(き)き間違(まちが)い (mishearing)
Related: 言(い)い間違(まちが)い (slip of the tongue)
Related: 読(よ)み間違(まちが)い (misreading)
Compare: 誤認(ごにん) (misidentification)
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Added 2026.1.27 20:47 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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