見違える

みちがえる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize

Kanji

• 見 see. Read as みる.
• 違 differ. Read as ちがえる.

Example sentences

• ちょっと化粧すると彼女は見違えるほどきれいになった。
  A little make-up worked wonders with her.
• あまりにお変わりになっていて見違えるほどです。
  You have changed so much that I can hardly recognize you.
• 彼は５年前とは見違えるようだ。
  He is far better off now than he was five years ago.

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