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互い違い (たがいちがい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Meanings 1
na-adjective, noun
alternating ; alternate arrangement ; staggered
Used as a noun or na-adjective for things placed or occurring in an alternating order, often with 互い違いに for arranging items alternately or in a staggered way.
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We placed the desks in a staggered arrangement to make the aisle wider.
Written forms 互たが い 違ちが い Usage 67%
Standard kanji spelling; used for things arranged alternately or in a staggered pattern.
たがいちがい Usage 33%
Kanji 互 mutually, reciprocally, together Similar words 交こう 互ご Also means alternation, especially taking turns or alternating in sequence; 互い違い more strongly suggests the actual arrangement or pattern of items.
千ち 鳥どり Can describe a staggered pattern, especially in set expressions such as 千鳥格子; 互い違い is the more general word for alternating or staggered placement.
Etymology A transparent compound of 互い, 'mutual; each other,' and 違い, 'difference,' giving the idea of things differing from one another in alternating order.
