Word Meaning お門違い

おかどちがい okadochigai

お門違い is read as おかどちがい (okadochigai) and means barking up the wrong tree.

Meaning

English

  1. barking up the wrong tree
  2. calling at the wrong house

Reading

Kana

おかどちがい

Romaji

okadochigai

Writing Variants

  • おかど違い おかどちがい okadochigai
  • 御門違い おかどちがい okadochigai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 84521 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

門違い

かどちがい

barking up the wrong tree

門前払い

もんぜんばらい

turning another away at the gate or front door

畑違い

はたけちがい

out of one's line

身分違い

みぶんちがい

difference in social standing

計算違い

けいさんちがい

miscalculation

仲違い

なかたがい

discord

了簡違い

りょうけんちがい

wrong idea

行き違い

いきちがい

crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road)

間違い

まちがい

improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman)

違い

ちがい

mistake

気違い

きちがい

madness

食い違い

くいちがい

difference