Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to make a mistake (in), to commit an error (e.g. in calculation).
  2. to confuse, to mistake something for something else.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
間違える まちがえる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

interval, space
ま カン ケン (2nd, N5)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
difference, differ
ちが.う イ たが.う (7th, N3)
tanned leather radical (no. 178)
イ そむ.く (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
sit or stand astride(跨) variant