Vocabulary

What does 食い違う (くいちがう, kuichigau) mean?

食い違う (くいちがう, kuichigau) means to be at odds, to conflict, to diverge.

Quick facts
Reading	くいちがう
Romaji	kuichigau
Part of speech	godan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

食い違うくいちがう

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkuichigau

to be at odds, to conflict, to diverge

1godan verb · intransitive to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears)
2godan verb · intransitive to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

Example sentences

二人(ふたり)の証言(しょうげん)が食(く)い違(ちが)っている。
The two people's testimonies conflict with each other.
予定(よてい)と実際(じっさい)の作業(さぎょう)が食(く)い違(ちが)ってしまった。
The plan and the actual work ended up not matching.