すれ違ちがう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, intransitive)
1. to pass (by) each other; to brush past
The people passing by are also diverse.
2. to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet
But, because you waited for me here, we didn't miss each other.
3. to be at odds; to clash; to be in conflict
Kanji used
different therefore wrong
Pitch accent
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れちが
う
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れちがう
Top 5000
Composed of
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
Examples (15 in total)
They are talking past each other.
I passed a boy in the street.
The people passing by are also diverse.
We exchange words briefly and pass each other.
We passed each other several times.
They approached in silence and passed each other.
I go after the truck that passed me a little while ago.
We arranged to meet at the station, but we missed each other.
Yesterday I nearly ran into Robert in Ginza.
It'd be more of a hassle if we waited around and ended up missing each other.
That child was the boy who had just passed by me.
But, because you waited for me here, we didn't miss each other.
Only the waning moon watched over the two as they passed each other.
She smiled at me as she passed me in the street.
Our car happened to pass theirs by the station.