Machigau

JLPT N1

間違う (Machigau) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to be mistaken, to be incorrect, to be wrong, to make a mistake (in)”.

Meanings

  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto be mistaken; to be incorrect; to be wrongas 間違っている or 間違った
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to get wrong
  3. godan verb, transitive verbto mistake (one thing with another); to confuse

Examples

  • She is in the wrong.

  • He made a mistake on purpose.

  • The thread title's wrong.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 間違う

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