誤る

Etymology
Ultimately from. First attested in the  of 720.

This was originally just the intransitive counterpart to transitive verb ayamatsu (spelled either or ). Both may derive from classical verb ayamu (spelled either or ), itself derived from stem aya related to ideas of, as in terms ,.

Verb

 * 1) to make a mistake, to err
 * 2) to become in a bad mood, to become troubled or despondent
 * 3) to be unreasonable or irregular
 * 1) to be unreasonable or irregular


 * 1) to mistake one thing for another
 * 2) to choose in the wrong direction
 * 3) to deceive someone, to lead astray
 * 4) to take something through deception, to deceive someone of something
 * 5) to break a promise, to break one's word
 * 1) to take something through deception, to deceive someone of something
 * 2) to break a promise, to break one's word
 * 1) to break a promise, to break one's word