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勘違い (かんちがい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N2 Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
misunderstanding ; mistaken idea ; wrong guess
Refers to a mistaken belief or assumption about a situation, often used when someone has the wrong idea. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to misunderstand'.
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That's a big misunderstanding.
Written forms 勘かん 違ちが い Usage 97%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
かんちがい Usage 3%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when the kanji is not needed.
カンチガイ Usage <1%
Kanji 勘 intuition, perception, check Similar words 誤ご 解かい 誤解 is a more formal term for misunderstanding, often used in serious contexts. 勘違い is more casual and implies a simple mistake in one's own thinking.
間ま 違ちが い 間違い is a general word for mistake or error. 勘違い specifically refers to a cognitive error in judgment or assumption, not a factual slip.
Etymology Compound of 勘 (intuition, perception) and 違い (difference, mistake). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word literally suggests a 'perception mistake'.
