すれちがう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of すれちがう – see the following entry.
擦れ違う
[verb] to pass by, to move in opposite directions while nearly touching each other
[verb] to narrowly miss meeting, to narrowly avoid meeting because of a difference in time or place
[verb] to disagree
Alternative spellings
すれ違う, 擦違う
(This term, すれちがう (surechigau), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)