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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

すれちがう

N2
surechigau
  1. to pass by one another
  2. to disagree
godan verbintransitive

Also written すれ違う

Chinese meanings

擦肩而过;错过

Examples

  • きのう銀ぎん座ざでロバートとすれ違ちがったよ。
    Yesterday I nearly ran into Robert in Ginza.
    昨天我在银座和罗伯特擦肩而过。
  • 通とおりで少しょう年ねんとすれ違ちがった。
    I passed a boy in the street.
    我在街上与一个男孩擦肩而过。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('10cea4e1dc'); // すれちがう
{
  "id": "10cea4e1dc",
  "word": "すれちがう",
  "reading": "すれちがう",
  "romaji": "surechigau",
  "meanings": [
    "to pass by one another",
    "to disagree"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v5u",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1595920,
  "other_forms": [
    "すれ違う"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "きのう銀座でロバートとすれ違ったよ。",
      "furigana": "きのう{銀座|ぎんざ}でロバートとすれ{違|ちが}ったよ。",
      "en": "Yesterday I nearly ran into Robert in Ginza.",
      "tatoeba_id": 225959
    },
    {
      "ja": "通りで少年とすれ違った。",
      "furigana": "{通|とお}りで{少年|しょうねん}とすれ{違|ちが}った。",
      "en": "I passed a boy in the street.",
      "tatoeba_id": 125658
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "ff6398ae047916307bbe66f3b5b2fc38f73bb49761151b89d7873b448bedc153",
    "meanings": [
      "擦肩而过",
      "错过"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "きのう銀座でロバートとすれ違ったよ。",
        "zh": "昨天我在银座和罗伯特擦肩而过。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "通りで少年とすれ違った。",
        "zh": "我在街上与一个男孩擦肩而过。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/10cea4e1dc",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1595920; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "0924e99d24012c10e54e787770b9caeb610603751a34772a2f13f04f359c1ba3"
  }
}