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掛け違い (かけちがい) — putting (up) in the wrong place | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
掛け違い

掛け違い

掛かけ違ちがい

putting (up) in the wrong place

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かけ違い掛違い

かけちがい

Noun

1.

putting (up) in the wrong place, hanging in the wrong place, doing up (buttons) incorrectly

2.

disagreement, conflict, discrepancy, mismatch, inconsistency

3.

crossing paths without meeting, missing each other

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Kanji that make up this word

か.ける・-か.ける・か.け・-か.け・-が.け・か.かる…(9)

hang・suspend・depend・arrive at・tax…(1)

ちが.う・ちが.い・ちが.える・-ちが.える・たが.う・たが.える…(1)

difference・differ

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