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食い違う

食違う、 くい違う、 食いちがう

Reading

Kana: くいちがう
Romaji: kuichigau
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Definition

v5u
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1

to cross each other; to run counter to; to differ; to clash; to go awry

Kanji

食
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
違
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

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)らの報告(ほうこく)は食(くちが)い違()っている。
➥Their reports don't accord.
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私(わたし)たちの意見(いけん)が食(く)い違(ちが)うのはこの点(てん)です。
➥It is on this point that our opinions differ.
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私(わたし)たちの意見(いけん)は大(おお)きく食(くちが)い違()っている。
➥There is a gulf between our opinions.
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この点(てん)で私(わたし)たちの意見(いけん)が食(く)い違(ちが)うのは確(たし)かだ。
➥It is on this point that our opinions differ.
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