Word Meaning すれ違い

すれちがい surechigai

すれ違い is read as すれちがい (surechigai) and means passing each other.

Meaning

English

  1. passing each other
  2. missing (meeting) each other
  3. failing to meet
  4. (being at) cross purposes
  5. discrepancy
  6. disagreement

Reading

Kana

すれちがい

Romaji

surechigai

Writing Variants

  • 擦れ違い すれちがい surechigai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 109092 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

すれ違う

すれちがう

to miss (meeting) each other

すれ違い様

すれちがいざま

while passing each other

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

人違い

ひとちがい

mistaking one person for another

場違い

ばちがい

produced at an unorthodox location

互い違い

たがいちがい

alternate