エラーeraa
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verberror
- noun, baseballfumble that leads to failing to put out a runner
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | エラーする |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | エラーします |
| Negative (nai) | エラーしない |
| polite (masen) | エラーしません |
| classical zu / nu | エラーせず・エラーせぬ |
| Past (ta) | エラーした |
| polite (mashita) | エラーしました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | エラーしなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | エラーしませんでした |
| Te form | エラーして |
| Potential | エラーできる |
| Passive | エラーされる |
| Causative | エラーさせる |
| Causative passive | エラーさせられる |
| Conditional (ba) | エラーすれば |
| tara | エラーしたら |
| Volitional | エラーしよう |
| polite (mashou) | エラーしましょう |
| Imperative | エラーしろ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym過誤かごWrittenWritten word for faults or misjudgements, common in medical and legal contexts; 「エラー」 leans toward operational or system errors.
- Synonym錯誤さくごWrittenWritten word for a mismatch between one's understanding and the facts, as in 「時代錯誤」; 「エラー」 is a slip-up or error.
- SynonymミスNeutralLoanword for a slip-up; the most common everyday choice. 「エラー」 mostly means machine error messages or baseball fielding errors.
- Synonym過ちあやまちWrittenWritten word for faults or wrongdoing with a moral shade; 「エラー」 mostly means operational errors or system messages, with no moral judgement.
- Synonym過失かしつWrittenWritten word for negligence causing damage, frequent in legal contexts; 「エラー」 leans toward operational errors.
- Synonym間違いまちがいNeutralThe most common everyday word for getting something wrong; 「エラー」 leans toward system and technical errors.
- Synonym誤りあやまりWrittenWritten word for what is incorrect, as in 「誤りを正す」; 「エラー」 leans toward technical errors.
- Synonym失敗しっぱいNeutralFailure in the broadest sense; 「エラー」 is a concrete error or slip-up.
- Synonym手違いてちがいNeutralA mix-up in procedures or arrangements; 「エラー」 leans toward system error messages.
- Synonym失策しっさくWrittenWritten word for a blunder; also the formal term for a baseball fielding error, though 「エラー」 is more common.
- Synonym失態しったいWrittenWritten word for an embarrassing blunder that costs face; 「エラー」 does not stress losing face.
- Synonym誤謬ごびゅうFormalFormal word for errors in general, also fallacies in argumentation; 「エラー」 leans to operational or program errors and can also mean measurement error.
- Related落ち度おちどNeutralA blameworthy lapse or fault, as in 「こちらの落ち度」; 「エラー」 carries no nuance of blame.
- Related不出来ふできNeutralA poorly made finished product, poor workmanship; 「エラー」 is an error made in the process.
- Related不成功ふせいこうWrittenWritten word for an attempt that fails to succeed; 「エラー」 is a concrete error.
- Related間違えまちがえCasualColloquial for getting something wrong; 「エラー」 leans toward system error messages and slip-ups.
- RelatedしくじりCasualColloquial for botching something, failing; 「エラー」 leans toward technical errors.
- Related遣り損じやりそんじNeutralFailing at something you set out to do; 「エラー」 leans toward system and game errors.
- Related仕損じしそんじNeutralA mistake in one's work, as in 「急いては事を仕損じる」; 「エラー」 leans toward technical errors.
- Related仕損ないしそこないNeutralFumbling or failing to do something well; 「エラー」 leans toward system and program errors.
- RelatedやりそこないCasualColloquial for fumbling or botching a task; 「エラー」 leans toward technical errors.
- Related誤作動ごさどうNeutralA machine or device malfunctioning; 「エラー」 is broader and covers program error messages too.
- Related粗相そそうNeutralCarelessness leading to a faux pas or mistake; also a euphemism for soiling oneself. 「エラー」 leans toward technical errors.
- RelatedポカCasualColloquial, originally a bad move in go or shogi; a simple blunder you would not normally make. 「エラー」 leans toward system errors.
- RelatedつまずきWrittenWritten word for stumbling, or a setback or failure; 「エラー」 is a concrete error.
- Antonym正常せいじょうNeutralRunning normally with no abnormality; the opposite of the error state that 「エラー」 signals.
Use 「エラー」 for system error messages and baseball fielding errors. For everyday slip-ups choose 「ミス」 or 「間違い」; for failure in general, 「失敗」; for blameworthy negligence, 「過失」 or 「落ち度」. Written alternatives include 「誤り」, 「過ち」 and 「失策」. The opposite is 「正常」, meaning everything runs as it should.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


