く
食
　
い
ちが
違
　
う

Godan verb, intransitive verb

  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.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
く
食
　
い
ちが
違
　
う
 食い違う くいちがう ✔
くい
食
ちが
違
　
う
 食違う くいちがう
　
く
　
い
ちが
違
　
う
 くい違う くいちがう
く
食
　
い
　
ち
　
が
　
う
 食いちがう くいちがう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

eat, food
た.べる　く.う　ショク (2nd, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment, (衣 variant)
difference, differ
ちが.う　イ　たが.う (Early Jr. High, N3)
tanned leather radical (no. 178)
イ　そむ.く (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
sit or stand astride, (跨 variant)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)