Vocab Info
N2 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
食い違うto cross each other, to run counter to, to differ, to clash, to go awry
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
1.
to not match well (e.g. at the seams), to not mesh properly (of gears)
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
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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く
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ち
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う
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食い違う主張を一つにまとめる。
To unify the conflicting claims into one. {to cross each other, to run counter to, to differ, to clash, to go awry}
母と父の意見が食い違っています。
My mother and father's opinions are conflicting. {to cross each other, to run counter to, to differ, to clash, to go awry}
継ぎ目の模様が食い違っている布を安く売る。
I will sell the cloth with mismatched seam patterns at a low price. {to cross each other, to run counter to, to differ, to clash, to go awry}
歯車が食い違っていてはこの機械は正常に機能する事が出来ません。
If the gears are misaligned, this machine will not be able to function properly. {to cross each other, to run counter to, to differ, to clash, to go awry}
報告書と話の内容が食い違っており、どちらを信じれば良いのかわからない。
The content of the report and the story are inconsistent, and I don't know which one to believe. {to cross each other, to run counter to, to differ, to clash, to go awry}
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