筋違い

すじちがい

Also written すじ違い

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb cramp; sprain; crick; strain (muscle)
2. Noun unreasonableness; absurdity
3. の-adjective, な-adjective illogical; unreasonable
4. misdirected; misplaced; wrong (of estimate, guess)

Kanji

• 筋 muscle. Read as すじ.
• 違 differ. Read as ちがい.

Example sentences

• 君の質問は筋違いだ。
  Your question is illogical.

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