JLPT N3 · Noun

間違い (machigai)

間違い (まちがい, machigai) is a Japanese noun meaning “mistake; error”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: まちがい
Romaji: machigai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

mistake; error; blunder · noun
accident; mishap; trouble · noun
improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion · noun

Example sentences

この本は間違いだらけだ。

This book is full of mistakes.

Tatoeba #219654

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 間違い

間

interval, spaceカン・ケン・あいだ・ま · 12 strokes

違

difference, differイ・ちが.う・ちが.い · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 間違い.

時間じかんtime週間しゅうかんweek間あいだspace (between)昼間ひるまdaytimeこの間このあいだthe other day間違えるまちがえるto make a mistake (in)間に合うまにあうto be in time (for)間まtime瞬間しゅんかんmoment世間せけんworld居間いまliving room (Western style)間隔かんかくspace期間きかんperiod手間てまtime

Source: JMdict entry 1215320 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.