勘違い (Kanchigai) is a Japanese noun meaning “misunderstanding, mistaken idea, wrong guess”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbmisunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
Examples
彼はクラスで一番頭がいいと勘違いしている。
He has the illusion that he is the smartest in his class.
彼女が会いにくるだろうと思ったのは彼の勘違いだった。
He was in error in assuming that she would come to see him.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).