あやまる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to do incorrectly; to err
If I make a mistake with this, it will be a serious problem.
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
2. to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be false; to be mistaken
as 誤った or 誤っている
However, that perception is probably wrong.
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
3. to mislead; to misguide; to lead astray
Pitch accent
あ
やま
る
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
to misread (a name, kanji, etc.); to read incorrectly; to mispronounce (when reading); to misread (a situation, trend, etc.); to misinterpret; to misjudge
to err; to take the wrong path; to go astray
Examples (15 in total)
But I made a mistake in judgment.
It is unlikely to be wrong.
You made the wrong choice.
Tom was arrested by mistake.
If I make a mistake with this, it will be a serious problem.
I regret making a mistake in judgment.
Her kindness was misunderstood.
The war resulted from a mistaken policy.
An innocent man was arrested by mistake.
She admitted that she was wrong.
However, that perception is probably wrong.
It is not even a matter of being right or wrong.
It was yesterday that I broke the window by mistake.
Please forgive me for opening your letter by mistake.
Because I took the wrong road, it turned into a terrible fuss, didn't it?