Meaning

Primary

Misunderstanding

Alternative

Wrong Guess

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

An intuition difference is a misunderstanding or wrong guess. Sorry! My intuition was off.

Reading

かんちがい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word is a combination of the kanji and the vocab word 違い, so you've seen these readings before. If you can remember those, you should be able to read this word too.

Context

Context Sentences

「すみません、間違えました。違う人と 勘違いしました。」「正確には誰と間違えたんですか?お願いします。教えてください。」

"Excuse me, my mistake. I thought you were someone else." "Exactly who did you mistake me for? Please. Tell me."

Kanji Composition