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“To commit an error” in Japanese

Short answer
誤る ayamaru あやまる

To commit an error in Japanese is “誤る” (ayamaru). Full meaning: to make a mistake (in), to commit an error, to do incorrectly, to err; to be wrong, to be incorrect, to be false, to be mistaken; to mislead, to misguide, to lead astray.

Other ways to say “To commit an error” in Japanese

間違える machigaeru to make a mistake (in), to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse, to mistake something for something else 謬る ayamaru to make a mistake (in), to commit an error, to do incorrectly, to err; to be wrong, to be incorrect, to be false, to be mistaken; to mislead, to misguide, to lead astray 過ッ ayama to make a mistake (in), to commit an error, to do incorrectly, to err; to be wrong, to be incorrect, to be false, to be mistaken; to mislead, to misguide, to lead astray 誤まる ayamaru to make a mistake (in), to commit an error, to do incorrectly, to err; to be wrong, to be incorrect, to be false, to be mistaken; to mislead, to misguide, to lead astray 間違へる machigaeru to make a mistake (in), to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse, to mistake something for something else まちがえる machigaeru to make a mistake (in), to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse, to mistake something for something else 誤りを犯す ayamariwookasu to make a mistake, to commit an error, to commit a fault 謬ッ ayama to make a mistake (in), to commit an error, to do incorrectly, to err; to be wrong, to be incorrect, to be false, to be mistaken; to mislead, to misguide, to lead astray 誤ッ ayama to make a mistake (in), to commit an error, to do incorrectly, to err; to be wrong, to be incorrect, to be false, to be mistaken; to mislead, to misguide, to lead astray 謬っ ayama to make a mistake (in), to commit an error, to do incorrectly, to err; to be wrong, to be incorrect, to be false, to be mistaken; to mislead, to misguide, to lead astray 誤っ ayama to make a mistake (in), to commit an error, to do incorrectly, to err; to be wrong, to be incorrect, to be false, to be mistaken; to mislead, to misguide, to lead astray

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