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    誤用

    誤ご用よう

    misuse

    KMT10News #47+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveCore ConceptsKanji Vocab19 strokes

    ごよう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    misuse, incorrect use, abuse, malapropism

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    この言こと葉ばの誤ご用ようは避さけたい。

    I want to avoid misusing this word.

    KMT8Core ConceptsEducation
    多おおくの人ひとがこの表ひょう現げんを誤ご用ようしている。

    Many people are misusing this expression.

    KMT9Core ConceptsEducation
    その道どう具ぐの誤ご用ようは、事じ故この原げん因いんとなる。

    Misuse of that tool can cause accidents.

    KMT9Core ConceptsDaily Life
    文ぶん法ぽう的てきな誤ご用ようは、意い味みの誤ご解かいを招まねく可か能のう性せいがある。

    Grammatical misuse can lead to misunderstanding the meaning.

    KMT10Core ConceptsEducation
    専せん門もん用よう語ごの誤ご用ようは、プロとしての信しん頼らいを損そこなう。

    Misuse of technical terms damages one's professional credibility.

    KMT10Core ConceptsWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    誤
    あやま.る・-あやま.る…(1)
    mistake・err・do wrong・mislead
    用
    もち.いる…(2)
    utilize・business・service・use・employ
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