Word Meaning 掛違い

かけちがい kakechigai

掛違い is read as かけちがい (kakechigai) and means crossing paths without meeting.

Meaning

English

  1. crossing paths without meeting
  2. missing each other
  3. putting (up) in the wrong place
  4. hanging in the wrong place
  5. doing up (buttons) incorrectly
  6. disagreement
  7. conflict
  8. discrepancy

Reading

Kana

かけちがい

Romaji

kakechigai

Writing Variants

  • かけ違い かけちがい kakechigai
  • 掛け違い かけちがい kakechigai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 132249 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

掛違う

かけちがう

to miss (meeting) each other

ボタンの掛け違え

ぼたんのかけちがえ

being at cross-purposes from the start

掛ける

かける

to apply (insurance)

かけ

credit

掛け

かけ

credit

掛かる

かかる

to (come) at

掛かり

かかり

attack (esp. a corner approach)

掛け金

かけきん

installment

掛け声

かけごえ

shout (of encouragement, etc.)

掛け持ち

かけもち

holding two or more positions concurrently

掛け合う

かけあう

to throw on each other