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[けん()·とう()·ちが()·]
kentouchigai
na adjective, noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[けん()·とう()···]
kentouchigai

Root Words:

[けん()·とう() + ちが()·]
kentou + chigai

English Meaning(s) for 見当違い

na adjective, noun
  1. wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point

Definition and Synonyms for 見当違い

Off not performing or scheduled for duties
Synonyms: 見当違い
Miscalculation a mistake in calculating
Synonyms: 勘定違い, 思惑違い, 見当違い, 見込み違い, 計算違い, 誤算, 違算
Falsely in an incorrect manner
Synonyms: 見当違い
Wrong based on or acting or judging in error
Synonyms: 不適切, 筋交い, 筋違い, 見当違い
Wrong not functioning properly
Synonyms: 不届き, 不当, 不正, 筋交い, 筋違い, 見当違い
Cancelled (of events) no longer planned or scheduled
Synonyms: 見当違い

Meanings for each kanji in 見当違い

» see; hopes; chances; idea; opinion; look at; visible
» hit; right; appropriate; himself
» difference; differ

Categories 見当違い is a member of

Mistake a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 見当違い

Sample Sentences for 見当違い

I erred in thinking him trustworthy.
My first guess was wide off the mark.
I was mistaken in thinking that he was a trustworthy man.
I'm afraid your guess is off the mark.
All of his answers were wide of the mark.

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