Meaning 食い違う: to Not Match Well (e.g. at the Seams)

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

くいちがう

Romaji

kuichigau

Writing Variants

くい違う くいちがう kuichigau
食いちがう くいちがう kuichigau
食違う くいちがう kuichigau

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 7582 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

食い込む

くいこむ

to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

Example Sentences

1

けれども私たちがどういう挑戦に直面しているのか、私はいつも必ずみなさんに正直に話します。私は必ず、皆さんの声に耳を傾けます。意見が食い違うときは、特にじっくりと。そして何よりも私は皆さんに、この国の再建に参加するようお願いします。国を建て直すとき、アメリカでは過去221年間、いつも必ず同じようにやってきた。ささくれたタコだらけの手で、ブロックを一枚一枚積み上げ、レンガを一枚一枚積み上げてきたのです。

But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it's been done in America for 221 years; block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.

Word Meaning 食い違う