掛け違う

かけちがう

Also written かけ違う, 掛違う

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to do up (buttons) incorrectly
2. Godan verb, Intransitive to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict
3. to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by

Kanji

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

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