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誤解 (ごかい): misunderstanding — Japanese vocabulary

誤解 is read ごかい and means "misunderstanding". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

誤解

Reading
ごかい · gokai
Translation
misunderstanding
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
ごかいが

Example

あなたを誤解してしまってごめんなさい。

あなたをごかいしてしまってごめんなさい。

I'm sorry I misunderstood you.

Kanji in this word

  • 誤 — mistake, error
  • 解 — solve, untie

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