Word Meaning 門違い

かどちがい kadochigai

門違い is read as かどちがい (kadochigai) and means barking up the wrong tree.

Meaning

English

  1. barking up the wrong tree
  2. calling at the wrong house

Reading

Kana

かどちがい

Romaji

kadochigai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 85092 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

お門違い

おかどちがい

barking up the wrong tree

門前払い

もんぜんばらい

turning another away at the gate or front door

かど

branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master

もん

branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master

door (esp. Japanese-style)

門出

かどで

starting a new life

門前町

もんぜんちょう

town originally built around a temple or shrine

門下生

もんかせい

pupil

門外漢

もんがいかん

outsider

門前

もんぜん

before the gate

門戸

もんこ

door

門下

もんか

one's pupil