# 誤 — error; mislead

誤 means “error; mislead”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: ゴ (go). Kun'yomi: あやま(る) (ayamaru). You'll see it in words such as 誤り (ayamari, “error; mistake”).

- Meaning: error; mislead
- On'yomi: ゴ (go)
- Kun'yomi: あやま(る) (ayamaru)
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Thinking & noticing

## How to remember 誤

Sounds like 呉: both read ゴ.

Parts: 言 say; words · 呉 Wu dynasty

## Words with 誤

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 誤り | あやまり (ayamari) | error; mistake |
| 誤って | あやまって (ayamatte) | accidentally; in error |
| 誤る | あやまる (ayamaru) | to make a mistake; to commit an error |

## Don't confuse it with

[話](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/talk/) · [語](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/language/) · [船](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ship/) · [詰](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cram/)

## More in the “Thinking & noticing” set

[覚](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/remember/) · [志](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/aspiration/) · [迷](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/get-lost/) · [夢](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/dream/) · [誤](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/error/) · [慣](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/get-used-to/) · [謎](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/riddle/)

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