勘違い (kanchigai) Japanese meaning: misunderstanding | Kotomora

勘かん違ちがい

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勘違いする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	勘かん違ちがいする	勘かん違ちがいしない
Polite	勘かん違ちがいします	勘かん違ちがいしません
Past polite	勘かん違ちがいしました	勘かん違ちがいしませんでした
Past	勘かん違ちがいした	勘かん違ちがいしなかった
Te-form	勘かん違ちがいして	勘かん違ちがいしないで
Desire	勘かん違ちがいしたい	勘かん違ちがいしたくない
Potential	勘かん違ちがいできる	勘かん違ちがいできない
Passive	勘かん違ちがいされる	勘かん違ちがいされない
Causative	勘かん違ちがいさせる	勘かん違ちがいさせない
Causative passive	勘かん違ちがいさせられる	勘かん違ちがいさせられない
Volitional	勘かん違ちがいしよう
Polite volitional	勘かん違ちがいしましょう
Imperative	勘かん違ちがいしろ	勘かん違ちがいするな
Conditional	勘かん違ちがいすれば	勘かん違ちがいしなければ
Tara conditional	勘かん違ちがいしたら	勘かん違ちがいしなかったら

Meanings

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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'.

彼かれは私わたしの名な前まえを勘かん違ちが

Kanji

勘intuition, perception, check
違difference, differ

Related words· 6

誤ご解かいN3
誤解 is a more formal word for a misunderstanding, often about someone's words or intentions, while 勘違い is casual and describes a simple slip in one's own thinking.
間ま違ちがいN3
間違い is a general word for any mistake or error, whereas 勘違い specifically means a wrong assumption or mistaken belief, not a factual slip.
思おもい違ちがい
思い違い and 勘違い are near-identical in meaning and register, both describing a mistaken belief, though 勘違い is more commonly used in everyday speech.
誤ご認にん
勘違い is a casual word for any simple mix-up or misunderstanding, while 誤認 is a more formal term used for mistakenly identifying a person, object, or fact.

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人ひと違ちがいN2
勘違い is a general misunderstanding of any kind (facts, situations, feelings), whereas 人違い is limited to confusing one person with another.
錯さっ覚かくN1
勘違い is the everyday, casual word for a simple mistaken assumption, while 錯覚 sounds more analytical and can describe a lingering false impression.

Don't confuse with

錯さっ覚かくN1
錯覚 refers to a perceptual illusion or false sensory impression, while 勘違い is a mistaken belief or assumption in one's reasoning, not a sensory trick.
計けい算さん違ちがいN2
計算違い specifically means an error in calculation, while 勘違い is a general misunderstanding or mistaken assumption with no numerical sense.
間ま違ちがうN3
勘違い means misunderstanding something in one's head, while 間違う refers to an actual incorrect action or fact, not just a wrong belief.

Built from

勘かん+違ちがう

Written forms

勘かん違ちがいUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
かんちがいUsage3%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when the kanji is not needed.
カンチガイUsage<1%

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'.