- 1. [n, vs, vt, vi] bombing (shelling) the wrong target; (be killed by) friendly fire
Kanji in this word
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誤
mistake, err, do wrong, misleadOn: ゴ (go)Kun: あやま.る (ayama.ru)、 -あやま.る (-ayama.ru)
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爆
bomb, burst open, pop, splitOn: バク (baku)Kun: は.ぜる (ha.zeru)
Example Sentences
海軍のジェット機はとんでもない方向に飛行して、味方の軍隊を誤爆した模様だ。
It seems the navy jets had a major screw-up in navigation and they bombed their own troops by mistake.