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    3. 勘違い

    勘違い

    勘かん違ちがい​

    misunderstanding

    N2KMT9News #27+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab26 strokes

    かんちがい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    misunderstanding, mistaken idea, wrong guess

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    それは勘かん違ちがいだった。

    It was a misunderstanding.

    KMT3Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれの意い図とを完かん全ぜんに勘かん違ちがいしていた。

    I completely misunderstood his intentions.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    自じ分ぶんが不ふ可か欠けつだという彼かれの勘かん違ちがいが、彼かれの没ぼつ落らくを招まねいた。

    His mistaken belief that he was indispensable led to his downfall.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    勘かん違ちがいして、違ちがう会かい議ぎ室しつに行いってしまった。

    I made a mistake and went to the wrong meeting room.

    KMT9Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    私わたしの勘かん違ちがいが皆みんなに大おおきな迷めい惑わくをかけてしまった。

    My misunderstanding caused a lot of trouble for everyone.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    勘
    intuition・perception・check・compare・sixth sense
    Kanji
    違
    ちが.う・ちが.い・ちが.える・-ちが.える・たが.う・たが.える…(1)
    difference・differ
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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