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What does 誤る (あやまる, ayamaru) mean?

誤る (あやまる, ayamaru) means to make a mistake, to err; to mislead.

Quick facts
Readingあやまる
Romajiayamaru
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
あやまる
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonayamaru

to make a mistake, to err; to mislead

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to do incorrectly
  2. 2godan verb · intransitive to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be false
  3. 3godan verb · transitive to mislead; to misguide; to lead astray

Example sentences

  • I took the wrong road and ended up in the neighboring town.

  • Making a wrong judgment leads to a big loss.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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