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error in Japanese

error in Japanese is 間違い, 誤り, エラー — error means a mistake, especially one made unintentionally.

error in Japanese

間違い
noun
Pronounced: machigai
(countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
誤り
noun
Pronounced: ayamari
(countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
エラー
noun
Pronounced: erā
(countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
誤差
noun
Pronounced: gosa
(statistics, countable) The difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one.
エラー
noun
Pronounced: erā
(baseball, countable) A play which is scored as having been made incorrectly.
失策
noun
Pronounced: shissaku
(baseball, countable) A play which is scored as having been made incorrectly.

What does "error" mean?

  1. noun A mistake, especially one made unintentionally.
    "The invoice had an error in the total amount."
  2. noun A malfunction or fault reported by a machine or computer program.
    "The app crashed and displayed an error message."
  3. noun The difference between a measured or calculated value and the true or correct value.
    "The experiment had a margin of error of about two percent."
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error in a sentence

  • The invoice had an error in the total amount.
  • It was human error that caused the delay, not a system fault.
  • The app crashed and displayed an error message.
  • The program showed an error and then closed without saving my work.

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What is "error" in Japanese?
"error" in Japanese is 間違い, 誤り, エラー. error means: A mistake, especially one made unintentionally.
How do you pronounce 間違い?
"error" in Japanese is 間違い, pronounced "machigai".
How do you use "error" in a sentence?
Example: "The invoice had an error in the total amount." In Japanese, "error" is 間違い, 誤り, エラー.
Are there other ways to say "error" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 5 translations listed for "error": 間違い, 誤り, エラー, 誤差, 失策.
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