弘法にも筆の誤り（こうぼうにもふでのあやまり）
JLPT N2 · noun
Meaning: even great masters make mistakes
Example sentences
- 名人でも間違える、弘法にも筆の誤りだ。 — Even a master makes mistakes—as they say, even Homer nods.
- 弘法にも筆の誤りで、彼もミスをした。 — Even the best of us slip up sometimes, and he made a mistake too.
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