Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 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
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 勘かん 違ちが いする to misunderstand something; to get something wrong
He had the meeting place mixed up.
〈 人ひと 〉 を 〈 人ひと 〉 だと 勘かん 違ちが いする to mistake one person for another
I mistook him for my younger brother.
勘かん 違ちが いに 気き づく to realize one's misunderstanding
I later realized I had gotten the wrong idea.
とんだ 勘かん 違ちが い a ridiculous/absurd misunderstanding
That was a completely absurd misunderstanding.
Kanji 勘 intuition, perception, check Related words· 6 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.
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.
Show 2 more Show fewer 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.
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.
計算違い specifically means an error in calculation, while 勘違い is a general misunderstanding or mistaken assumption with no numerical sense.
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.
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%
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'.
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