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筋違い

すじ違い

Reading

Kana: すじちがい
Romaji: sujichigai
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

vs
1

cramp; sprain; crick; strain (muscle)

2

unreasonableness; absurdity

3

illogical; unreasonable

4

misdirected; misplaced; wrong (of estimate, guess)

Kanji

Readings: キン、 すじ
Meanings: muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent
Readings: イ、 ちが.う、 ちが.い、 ちが.える、 -ちが.える、 たが.う、 たが.える
Meanings: difference, differ

Example Sentences

彼女(かのじょ)(いかえ)()すのは筋違(すじちが)いだ。
➥It's wrong of you to talk back to her.
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(きみ)(ばち)をうけるのは筋違(すじちが)いだと(おも)った。
➥We thought it was absurd that you got punished.
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(きみ)(かれ)(ばっ)するのは筋違(すじちが)いだと(おも)った。
➥We thought it wrong that you should punish him.
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