掛け違い

かけちがい

Also written かけ違い, 掛違い

Meanings

1. Noun putting (up) in the wrong place; hanging in the wrong place; doing up (buttons) incorrectly
2. disagreement; conflict; discrepancy; mismatch; inconsistency
3. crossing paths without meeting; missing each other

Kanji

• 掛 hang. Read as かけ.
• 違 differ. Read as ちがい.

Words containing 掛け違い

• ボタンの掛け違い (ボタンのかけちがい) being at cross-purposes from the start

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