JLPT N1 · Noun

過ち (ayamachi)

過ち (あやまち, ayamachi) is a Japanese noun meaning “fault; error”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: あやまち
Romaji: ayamachi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas · noun

Example sentences

私は彼の過ちはたいしたことはないとみなしている。

I view his error as insignificant.

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

Kanji in 過ち

overdo, exceed, go beyondカ・す.ぎる・す.ごす · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 過ち.

過ぎるすぎるto pass through過去かこthe past過程かていprocess通過つうかpassing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.)過ごすすごすto spend (time)通り過ぎるとおりすぎるto go past過失かしつaccident (caused by negligence)過剰かじょうexcess超過ちょうかexcess過半数かはんすうmajority過疎かそunderpopulation過密かみつovercrowding過労かろうoverwork経過けいかpassage (of time)

Source: JMdict entry 1196010 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.