すれ違う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちが
Grade: S
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of すれ違う – see the following entry.
ちが
[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 spelling
擦違う
(This term, すれ違う, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)