ボタンの掛け違え

ボタンのかけちがえ

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot (literally: doing up one's buttons wrongly) See also: ボタンの掛け違い (ボタンのかけちがい).

Kanji

• 掛 hang. Read as かけ.
• 違 differ. Read as ちがえる.

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