聞き間違い

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 聞き間違い, read ききまちがい, is a mistake in hearing what was actually said.
• Basic usage: It applies to misheard times or names and can motivate asking again to confirm the sound correctly.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• An error in what was heard
  • This is an error caused by hearing a time or name differently from what was said. It differs from hearing the words correctly but misunderstanding their meaning.