食い違う (Kuichigau) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to not match well (e.g. at the seams), to not mesh properly (of gears), to differ (e.g. of opinions), to clash”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto 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
Examples
彼らの報告は食い違っている。
Their reports don't accord.
私たちの意見は大きく食い違っている。
There is a gulf between our opinions.
私たちの意見が食い違うのはこの点です。
It is on this point that our opinions differ.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).