Meaning of 見当違い in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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見当違い, 見当ちがい
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Kana Readingけんとうちがい
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Romajikentōchigai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
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Example Sentences
見当違い, 見当ちがい, けんとうちがい used in context
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彼女を誘惑しようとして、失敗したことで、彼が見当違いをしていることがわかった。彼女は二人の子供の母親だったから。
His vain efforts to seduce her showed he was barking up the wrong tree; she was a mother of two tots.
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It's wrong of you to talk back to her.
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I erred in thinking him trustworthy.
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He has too many wild ideas.
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All of his answers were wide of the mark.
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His remark seems to be off the point.
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Kanji found in this word
hit, right, appropriate, himself
On: トウ
Kun: あ.たる, あ.たり, あ.てる, あ.て, まさ.に, まさ.にべし
6 strokes
see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
On: ケン
Kun: み.る, み.える, み.せる
7 strokes
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