Vocab Info

N2 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

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

    2. 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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      ()(ちが)主張(しゅちょう)(ひと)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}

      • N2

      (はは)(ちち)意見(いけん)()(ちが)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}

      • N2

      ()()模様(もよう)()(ちが)っている(ぬの)(やす)()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}

      • N2

      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 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}

      • N2

      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, and I don't know which one to believe. {to cross each other, to run counter to, to differ, to clash, to go awry}

      • N2
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