過つ

あやまつ

Also written 誤つ

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive, Intransitive to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to do incorrectly; to err See also: 誤る (あやまる).
2. to mislead; to misguide; to lead astray See also: 誤る (あやまる).
3. to do accidentally; to do by mistake; to do in error (used adverbially as 過って) See also: 誤って (あやまって).

Kanji

• 過 pass. Read as あやまつ.

Example sentences

• 過つは人、許すは神。
  To err is human, to forgive divine.

Words containing 過つ

• 過ちを改める (あやまちをあらためる) to correct a fault
• 過ちを犯す (あやまちをおかす) to make an error
• 過ちては則ち改むるに憚ること勿れ (あやまちてはすなわちあらたむるにはばかることなかれ) when you make a mistake, don't hesitate to correct it

And 3 more.

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