Word Meaning 見違える

みちがえる michigaeru

見違える is read as みちがえる (michigaeru) and means to hardly recognise.

Meaning

English

to hardly recognise
to mistake for something or someone else

Reading

Kana

みちがえる

Romaji

michigaeru

Writing Variants

見ちがえる みちがえる michigaeru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 6886 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

見間違える

みまちがえる

to misperceive visually

見当違い

けんとうちがい

wrong (guess or estimate)

見間違い

みまちがい

misjudgement

見間違う

みまちがう

to misperceive visually

見違い

みちがい

failing to recognize

見違う

みちがう

to hardly recognise

見ると聞くとは大違い

みるときくとはおおちがい

there is a great difference between being told about something and actually seeing it with your own eyes

見込み違い

みこみちがい

miscalculation

聞くと見るとは大違い

きくとみるとはおおちがい

don't believe everything you hear

見合わせる

みあわせる

to contrast

見守る

みまもる

to watch over

見限る

みかぎる

to give up on

Example Sentences

ちょっと化粧すると彼女は見違えるほどきれいになった。

A little make-up worked wonders with her.