Word details
食い違う
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 食い違う.
Dictionary
Entry
1
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears)
2
to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts); to run counter (to); to be inconsistent (with); to be contradictory
Examples
私たちの意見が食い違うのはこの点です。
It is on this point that our opinions differ.
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