Word Meaning すれ違う

すれちがう surechigau

すれ違う is read as すれちがう (surechigau) and means to miss (meeting) each other.

Meaning

English

to miss (meeting) each other
to fail to meet
to pass (by) each other
to brush past
to be at odds
to clash
to be in conflict

Reading

Kana

すれちがう

Romaji

surechigau

Writing Variants

擦れ違う すれちがう surechigau

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words すれ違いざま,ぶつかる,打つかる,自転車 Rank 110388 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

すれ違い

すれちがい

passing each other

すれ違いざま

すれちがいざま

while passing each other

間違う

まちがう

to make a mistake

違う

ちがう

isn't it?

食い違う

くいちがう

to not match well (e.g. at the seams)

一味違う

ひとあじちがう

to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)

見間違う

みまちがう

to misperceive visually

出違う

でちがう

to miss a visitor

見違う

みちがう

to hardly recognise

出し違う

だしちがう

to miss sending

行き違う

ゆきちがう

to cross (each other)

入れ違う

いれちがう

to pass each other