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食い違くいちがう

Kana くいちがう Romaji kuichigau

JLPT N1 Common word

Definitions

01godan verb · intransitive

to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears)

02godan verb · intransitive

to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts); to run counter (to); to be inconsistent (with); to be contradictory

Examples

私たちの意見が食い違うのはこの点です。

It is on this point that our opinions differ.

Tatoeba #167082

彼らの報告は食い違っている。

Their reports don't accord.

Tatoeba #98403

私たちの意見は大きく食い違っている。

There is a gulf between our opinions.

Tatoeba #167079

Other forms

食違う

Source

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