Word details
筋違い
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 筋違い.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
cramp; sprain; crick; strain (muscle)
2
Common noun
unreasonableness; absurdity
3
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
illogical; unreasonable
4
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
misdirected; misplaced; wrong (of estimate, guess)
Examples
君が罰をうけるのは筋違いだと思った。
We thought it was absurd that you got punished.
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