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違和感

異和感

Reading

Kana: いわかん
Romaji: iwakan
Kana
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Definitions

1

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort

2

malaise; physical unease

Kanji

Readings: イ、 ちが.う、 ちが.い、 ちが.える、 -ちが.える、 たが.う、 たが.える
Meanings: difference, differ
Readings: ワ、 オ、 カ、 やわ.らぐ、 やわ.らげる、 なご.む、 なご.やか
Meanings: harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan
Reading: カン
Meanings: emotion, feeling, sensation
Readings: イ、 こと、 こと.なる、 け
Meanings: uncommon, different, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual

Example Sentences

感覚的(かんかくてき)にそれに違和感(いわかん)(かん)じるが、一体(いったい)それが(なに)なのかわからなかった。
➥Even though I felt that there was something strange, I just didn't know what it was.
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制服(せいふく)だって、いつも()ているのより(のり)がきき()ぎていて、ちょっぴり違和感(いわかん)すら(おぼ)えてします。
➥Come to that the uniform had a bit more starch than that I usually wear, it's a bit uncomfortable.
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これまで()(しゃ)にそうしたシステムがなかったけど、(べつ)違和感(いわかん)はないよ。
➥Our company has never had that kind of system, and it's never made us feel uncomfortable.
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