“Gaffe” in Japanese
Short answer
ヘマ
hema
Gaffe in Japanese is “ヘマ” (hema). Full meaning: blunder, bungle, gaffe, mistake; bungling, stupid, tactless, clumsy, awkward.
Other ways to say “Gaffe” in Japanese
ペマ
pema blunder, bungle, gaffe, mistake; bungling, stupid, tactless, clumsy, awkward
へま
hema blunder, bungle, gaffe, mistake; bungling, stupid, tactless, clumsy, awkward
過言
kagon exaggeration, overstatement, saying too much; misstatement, slip of the tongue, gaffe
言い損ない
iisokonai slip of the tongue, verbal mistake, using the wrong words, misstatement, gaffe
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