What does 間違い mean in Japanese?

間違い (まちがい) means "wrong; mistake" in Japanese.

間違い

Q: How do you use 間違い in a sentence?

この答えは間違いです。 (このこたえはまちがいです。) — This answer is wrong.

Kana: まちがい

wrong; mistake

⛩️ Japanese Level 2 ✨ Describing Words

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この答えは間違いです。

このこたえはまちがいです。

This answer is wrong.

What 間違い means

間違い (まちがい) is a Japanese word meaning “wrong; mistake”. It belongs to the Describing Words topic and appears at Level 2, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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What 間違い means

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