The kanji 誤 generally conveys the meaning of "error," "mistake," "incorrectness," or "to misunderstand." It implies a deviation from what is true, accurate, or correct. It can relate to actions, statements, or perceptions that are flawed or inaccurate.

・On-yomi (音読み): ゴ (go) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): あやま.る (ayamaru - to make a mistake, to err)

⚫︎ 誤解 Translation: Misunderstanding ⚫︎ 誤字 Translation: Misspelling; typographical error ⚫︎ 過誤 Translation: Error; mistake; blunder

The kanji 誤 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字 - keisei moji). The right side of the character is the phonetic component 吾 (go), which originally represented "I" or "self" but also provided the sound. The left side is the radical 言 (gen, kotoba - word, speech), which indicates the character's meaning is related to speaking, words, or communication. Together, 誤 originally depicted the situation when someone is mistakenly speaking.