Vocabulary

What does 間違う (まちがう, machigau) mean?

間違う (まちがう, machigau) means to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to be wrong.

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Readingまちがう
Romajimachigau
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
まちがう
machigau

to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to be wrong

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to be wrong
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to get wrong
  3. 3godan verb · transitive to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse

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