はずれる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. to be disconnected; to get out of place; to be off; to be out (e.g. of gear)
Because it is being pulled tightly, it does not come off easily.
2. to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to draw a blank (e.g. lottery)
That prediction missed the mark spectacularly.
3. to be removed; to be excluded
I was dropped from the lineup for the match because of an injury.
4. to be contrary to; to go against
Are clothes like this that far from Akira's taste?
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
to be uncommon
to be uncommon
to be contrary to one's expectations
Examples (25 in total)
My prediction was wrong.
Even if I struggle, it doesn't seem like it will come off.
The lock finally came undone.
Were you disappointed that it didn't turn out as you hoped?
That prediction missed the mark spectacularly.
I was dropped from the lineup for the match because of an injury.
The first attack missed the target.
The button on the shirt, which had been coming loose, came off.
But that expectation turns out to be way off.
If the prediction is wrong, it becomes unnecessary.
In the end, that guess was wrong.
It's been decided that he'll be taken off the project.
His argument was aside from the point.
The lock disengages, and the door slowly opens.
Because it is being pulled tightly, it does not come off easily.
It is merely intuition, but it has never been wrong so far.
That belt does not come off easily.
Could it be that my prediction was wrong?
The humming is terribly out of tune.
It seems my prediction was wrong, too.
Are clothes like this that far from Akira's taste?
This is the first time predictions have been off by such a large margin.
With a barbed hook, the fish is less likely to come off.
And yet the door has come off its frame, and the wall is cracked.
I take a deep breath, pray that I don't miss, and loose the arrow.