見み違ちがい

noun

mistaking for; failing to recognize

Refers to the act of misidentifying someone or something, or failing to recognize them correctly. Often used in contexts where one person or thing is mistaken for another.

• 人ひとを見み違ちがいして、知しらない人ひとに声こえをかけてしまった。

  I mistook someone for someone else and ended up speaking to a stranger.

• 暗くらくて、彼かれの顔かおを見み違ちがいした。

  It was dark, and I failed to recognize his face.