error

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is ご, and the kun reading is あやまる. It has 14 strokes and relates to mistakes or errors.
• Basic usage: 誤る is read あやまる, and 誤り is read あやまり.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 誤る and 誤り
  • 誤る means make a mistake or misjudge. It is a verb read あやまる for making an error in judgment, a number, or another matter.
  • 数字を一桁誤ると、計算結果が大きく変わる。 means “Writing one digit incorrectly can greatly change the result.”
  • 誤り means mistake or error. It is a noun read あやまり for the resulting mistake or error itself.
  • 計算の誤りに気づいて数字を直した。 means “I noticed the calculation error and corrected the number.”