誤認

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 誤認(ごにん) means mistakenly identifying or recognizing something.
• Basic usage: It is used for mistaking a shadow for a person or a machine misidentifying a sign.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• と marks the mistaken judgment
  • In 影を人だと誤認して, を marks what was seen, and 人だと gives the mistaken judgment that it was a person.
• Different focus from 誤解
  • 誤解(ごかい) focuses on misunderstanding words or meaning; 誤認 focuses on misidentifying an object or fact.