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勘違い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 勘違い

んちがい
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #1562
1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

Examples
彼はクラスで一番頭がいいと勘違いしている。
He has the illusion that he is the smartest in his class.

Kanji in this Word

11 strokes
Frequency: 1494
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

intuition
perception
check
compare
sixth sense

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カン
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
さとる
12 strokes
Frequency: 344
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

difference
differ

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ちが.う
ちが.い
ちが.える
-ちが.える
たが.う
たが.える
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