まちがう

間 違 う

Common word

  1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, intransitive verb

    to be mistaken, to be incorrect, to be wrong
    as 間違っている or 間違った

    • 彼女の名前のつづりが間違っていた。
      Her name was spelled wrong.

  2. Godan verb with 'u' ending, transitive verb

    to make a mistake (in), to do incorrectly, to get wrong

    • 番号を間違っていると思います。
      I think you have the wrong number.

  3. Godan verb with 'u' ending, transitive verb

    to mistake (one thing with another), to confuse

    • 彼はとても若く見えるのでよく学生と間違われる。
      He is often taken for a student because he looks so young.