Vocabulary

What does 勘違い (かんちがい, kanchigai) mean?

勘違い (かんちがい, kanchigai) means misunderstanding, mistaken belief.

Quick facts
Readingかんちがい
Romajikanchigai
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
かんちがい
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkanchigai

misunderstanding, mistaken belief

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

Example sentences

  • I got the meeting time wrong.

  • That was my mistake. I'm sorry.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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