間違い (まちがい) — mistake, error
間違い
mistake
Frequency #837
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
3 characters
和語 wago
和語 (wago) — Native Japanese compound: all kanji use kun'yomi (native Japanese) readings. noun
machigai
まちがい
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
まちがい[3] nakadaka 中高
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Meanings
- mistake
- error
Explained in simple Japanese
- 正しく ない こたえや やりかた。
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Usage examples
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翌週、同じ間違いが減ったかを確認しました。
Yokushuu, onaji machigai ga hetta ka o kakunin shimashita.
The following week, they checked whether the same mistake had become less frequent.
小さく直して、大きく変える — トヨタの考え方 · MojiMori（AIオリジナル） · 第4章 止める勇気と、原因を探す目