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N2 う-verb (う), Intransitive verb

()(ちが)to cross each other, to run counter to, to differ, to clash, to go awry

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    1. う-verb (う), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to not match well (e.g. at the seams), to not mesh properly (of gears)

      2. 2.

        to differ (e.g. of opinions), to clash, to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts), to run counter (to), to be inconsistent (with), to be contradictory

    All Forms

    食い違う 【くいちがう】食違う 【くいちがう】

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      ()(ちが)主張(しゅちょう)(ひと)つにまとめる。

      To unify the conflicting claims into one.

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      (はは)(ちち)意見(いけん)()(ちが)っています。

      My mother and father's opinions are conflicting.

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      ()()模様(もよう)()(ちが)っている(ぬの)(やす)()る。

      I will sell the cloth with inconsistent seam patterns at a low price.

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      歯車(はぐるま)()(ちが)っていてはこの機械(きかい)正常(せいじょう)機能(きのう)する(こと)出来(でき)ません。

      If the gears don't mesh properly, this machine will not be able to function properly.

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      報告(ほうこく)(しょ)(はなし)内容(ないよう)()(ちが)っており、どちらを(しん)じれば()いのかわからない。

      The content of the report and the story are inconsistent, so I don't know which one to believe.

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