的外れ

まとはずれ

Also written 的はずれ

Meanings

1. な-adjective, の-adjective, Noun off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant

Kanji

• 的 -like. Read as まと.
• 外 outside. Read as はずれる.

Example sentences

• 君の推測は的はずれだ。
  You're wide of the mark.
• 君の推測はまったく的外れだ。
  Your guess is entirely off the mark.
• それは的外れだ。
  That's beside the point.
• それは面白いが、的外れだ。
  That's interesting, but beside the point.
• あなたの推量は的はずれだ。
  Your guess is quite wrong.

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