すれ違う
すれちがう
Also written 擦れ違う
Meanings
- Godan verb, Intransitive to pass (by) each other; to brush past
- to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet
- to be at odds; to clash; to be in conflict
Kanji
- 違 differ. Read as ちがう.
Example sentences
- きのう銀座でロバートとすれ違ったよ。
Yesterday I nearly ran into Robert in Ginza. - 通りですれ違った時私をわざと無視した。
He deliberately ignored me when I passed him in the street. - 通りで少年とすれ違った。
I passed a boy in the street. - 彼女は通りですれ違う時に私に微笑みかけた。
She smiled at me as she passed me in the street. - 私たちは数回すれ違った。
We passed each other several times.
Common phrases
Words containing すれ違う
- すれ違いざま (すれちがいざま) while passing each other