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間違う

まちがう

Readings

まちがう

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5u, vito be mistaken; to be incorrect; to be wrong
  2. 2.
    v5u, vtto make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to get wrong
  3. 3.
    v5u, vtto mistake (one thing with another); to confuse

Kanji breakdown

間
N212 strokesGrade 2
違
N413 strokesGrade 8

Example sentences

彼女の名前のつづりが間違っていた。

Her name was spelled wrong.

番号を間違っていると思います。

I think you have the wrong number.

彼はとても若く見えるのでよく学生と間違われる。

He is often taken for a student because he looks so young.

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間違うまちがう

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

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