間違える

Meanings

1. to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to do incorrectly
2. to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse

Part of speech: ichidan verb, transitive

Kanji

• 間

  Meanings

  interval, space

  On reading

  カン、ケン

  Kun reading

  あいだ、ま、あい

  Strokes

  12

• 違

  Meanings

  difference, differ

  On reading

  イ

  Kun reading

  ちが.う、ちが.い、ちが.える、-ちが.える、たが.う、たが.える

  Strokes

  13

Example sentences

• 彼は答えを三つ間違えた。

  He gave three wrong answers.

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• 彼女は砂糖を塩と間違えた。

  She mistook the sugar for salt.

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