How to say 'Mistake' or 'Fail to recognize' in Japanese | 見違える

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The Japanese word for Mistake or Fail to recognize is 'Michigaeru', written as 見違える in Japanese.'Mistake' or 'Fail to recognize' in hiragana is みちがえる.

word

見違える

Meaning

Mistake, Fail to recognize

Reading

みちがえる

michigaeru

Kanji

見See 違Differ, Different

Explanation

The Japanese verb '見違える (みちがえる)' means 'to mistake' or 'to fail to recognize'. It is used when someone does not recognize or misidentifies something or someone, often due to a significant change in appearance or context. For example: I mistook him for someone else「彼を見違えた」(かれをみちがえた). She failed to recognize her old friend「彼女は昔の友達を見違えた」(かのじょはむかしのともだちをみちがえた). This verb is often used in situations where the change is so drastic that it leads to confusion or misidentification.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6085

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 見違える

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

見

Meaning

See

kanji

違

Meaning

Differ, Different

Hiragana in the Word 見違える

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

え

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 見違える Through the Kanji 見

These 53 Words contain the Kanji 見 as well.

word

見る

Meaning

See

word

見える

Meaning

Visible

word

見せる

Meaning

Show

word

花見

Meaning

Flower viewing

word

意見

Meaning

Opinion

word

見物

Meaning

Sightseeing

word

見送り

Meaning

Seeing off

word

見学

Meaning

Inspection, Observation

word

見付ける

Meaning

Find

word

発見

Meaning

Discovery

word

見詰める

Meaning

Stare

word

見付かる

Meaning

Found

word

見事

Meaning

Complete, Splendid

word

見なす

Meaning

Regard

word

見物人

Meaning

Spectator

word

見掛ける

Meaning

Notice

word

見出だす

Meaning

Discover

word

見上げる

Meaning

Lookup

word

見解

Meaning

View, Opinion

word

一見

Meaning

At first glance

word

見守る

Meaning

Watch

word

見回す

Meaning

Look around

word

暑中見舞い

Meaning

Summer greeting

word

見張る

Meaning

Watch, Guard

word

浅見

Meaning

Shallow, Superficial

word

見出し

Meaning

Heading

word

見本

Meaning

Example, Sample

word

見晴らし

Meaning

View

word

月見

Meaning

Moon viewing

word

よそ見

Meaning

Distraction

word

見かけ

Meaning

Appearance

word

見覚え

Meaning

Recognition

word

見合い

Meaning

Matchmaking

word

見通し

Meaning

View, Prospect

word

見下ろす

Meaning

Look down

word

見送る

Meaning

See off

word

見習う

Meaning

Learn

word

見当

Meaning

Direction, Estimate

word

見直す

Meaning

Reconsider, Reassess

word

見込み

Meaning

Prospect

word

見舞い

Meaning

Visit, Sympathy

word

見当たる

Meaning

Found

word

見直し

Meaning

Review, Revision

word

見逃す

Meaning

Miss, Overlook

word

見比べる

Meaning

Compare

word

見渡す

Meaning

Survey, Overlook

word

見落とす

Meaning

Overlook

word

会見

Meaning

Press conference

word

見抜く

Meaning

See through

word

後見

Meaning

Guardianship

word

拝見

Meaning

See

word

偏見

Meaning

Prejudice

word

見舞う

Meaning

Visit, Afflict

Words Related to 見違える Through the Kanji 違

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 違 as well.

word

違う

Meaning

Differ, Be wrong

word

違い

Meaning

Difference

word

間違い

Meaning

Mistake

word

間違う

Meaning

Mistake

word

違反

Meaning

Violation

word

違法

Meaning

Illegal

word

相違

Meaning

Difference

word

間違える

Meaning

Mistake

word

勘違い

Meaning

Misunderstanding

word

違いない

Meaning

Certain

word

人違い

Meaning

Mistaken identity

word

違和

Meaning

Discomfort

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'Michigaeru' means 'Mistake' or 'Fail to recognize' .

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