過つ

あやまつ

to make a mistake (in)

Meanings

also 誤つ

  1. godan verb, transitive, intransitive, formal to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to do incorrectly; to err
  2. formal to mislead; to misguide; to lead astray
  3. used adverbially as 過って to do accidentally; to do by mistake; to do in error

Its kanji

In sentences

雲くもが月つきを過あやまった。 A cloud passed across the moon. #189374

過あやまつは人ひと、許ゆるすは神かみ。 To err is human, to forgive divine. #2478110