# 誤 — Mistake

Frequency rank 1086 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 剣 (Sword), less common than 輝 (Radiance).

- On’yomi: ご
- Kun’yomi: あやま
- Radical: 言 Speech (Kangxi 149)
- Frequency path: Level IX of XX

On the left you say something, and on the right is another mouth -- two mouths saying contradictory things creates a mistake.

In words:

- 誤り あやまり — error
- 誤る あやまる — to make a mistake
- 誤解 ごかい — misunderstanding

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