食い違う
Meanings
Godan verb
Intransitive verb
1. to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears)
2. to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts); to run counter (to); to be inconsistent (with); to be contradictory
Other spellings
食違う
Kanji used
Pitch accent
くいちがう
くいちがう
Examples3
私たち
It is on this point that our opinions differ.
彼らの
Their reports don't accord.
私たち
There is a gulf between our opinions.