misalignment; putting in the wrong place; hanging incorrectly; buttoning wrong
Physical misplacement: hanging something on the wrong hook, putting something in the wrong slot, or fastening buttons out of order. Often used for tangible objects.
I noticed my buttons were done up wrong and hurriedly fixed them.
I hung the picture in the wrong place, putting it on the next hook.
disagreement; conflict; discrepancy; mismatch; inconsistency
Abstract mismatch or inconsistency between opinions, plans, expectations, or data. Often used in phrases like 意見の掛け違い (difference of opinion) or 認識の掛け違い (gap in understanding).
crossing paths without meeting; missing each other
Two people or things passing by without encountering each other, often due to timing or route differences. Can be literal (e.g., on a road) or figurative (e.g., missed connection).
There seems to have been a discrepancy in our understanding.
Due to a scheduling mix-up, no one came to the meeting.
We ended up missing each other and couldn't meet.
We passed each other in the hallway without meeting.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; less common but usable.
Variant without okurigana; rarely used.
Compound of 掛け (kake, 'hanging' or 'putting on') + 違い (chigai, 'difference' or 'mistake'). The literal sense of mis-hanging or mis-fastening extended to abstract mismatches and missed encounters.