Misunderstanding, wrong idea or assumption in Japanese 🇯🇵

かんちがい info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– Break down the word: かん (kan) + ちがい (chigai). "Chigai" can remind you of "difference" or "mistake," making it easier to recall.
– Think of "kan" as a miscommunication "can" leading to a "chigai" (difference or mistake).
– Associate it with the English word "can" as in something that can go wrong easily.

Explanations:
かんちがい (kanchigai) is used to refer to a misunderstanding or a mistaken belief or assumption.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 誤解 (ごかい, gokai): misunderstanding, misinterpretation
– 勘違い (かんちがい, kanchigai): misunderstanding, misjudgment
– 思い違い (おもいちがい, omoichigai): mistaken belief

Alternate meanings like slang:
– In a colloquial context, かんちがい might be used to lightly point out someone's incorrect assumption in a friendly or humorous manner.

Examples of sentences that use it:
1. それはかんちがいだよ。
– Sore wa kanchigai da yo.
– That's a misunderstanding.

2. 彼は私たちの関係についてかんちがいしている。
– Kare wa wataachi no kankei ni tsuite kanchigai eiru.
– He's mistaken about our relationship.

3. あの人の言葉をかんちがいしてしまった。
– Ano hito no kotoba o kanchigai e shimatta.
– I misunderstood what that person said.

4. いいえ、それはかんちがいです。
– Iie, sore wa kanchigai desu.
– No, that is a misunderstanding.

5. 彼女は私の言うことをかんちがいしているようだ。
– Kanojo wa watashi no iu koto o kanchigai eiru you da.
– It seems she misunderstood what I said.

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