I Love Kanjiすれ違う (surechigau)
すれ違う (すれちがう, surechigau) is a Japanese verb meaning “to pass (by) each other; to brush past”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists.
- Reading
- すれちがう
- Romaji
- surechigau
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to pass (by) each other; to brush past · godan verb, intransitive
- to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet · godan verb, intransitive
- to be at odds; to clash; to be in conflict · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of すれ違う
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | すれ違う | すれちがう surechigau |
| Polite (~masu) | すれ違います | すれちがいます surechigaimasu |
| Negative | すれ違わない | すれちがわない surechigawanai |
| Polite negative | すれ違いません | すれちがいません surechigaimasen |
| Past | すれ違った | すれちがった surechigatta |
| Polite past | すれ違いました | すれちがいました surechigaimashita |
| Negative past | すれ違わなかった | すれちがわなかった surechigawanakatta |
| Te-form | すれ違って | すれちがって surechigatte |
| Potential | すれ違える | すれちがえる surechigaeru |
| Passive | すれ違われる | すれちがわれる surechigawareru |
| Causative | すれ違わせる | すれちがわせる surechigawaseru |
| Volitional | すれ違おう | すれちがおう surechigaou |
| Imperative | すれ違え | すれちがえ surechigae |
| Conditional (~ba) | すれ違えば | すれちがえば surechigaeba |
Kanji in すれ違う
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with すれ違う.
違うちがうto differ (from)間違えるまちがえるto make a mistake (in)違反いはんviolation違いちがいdifference間違いまちがいmistake違いないちがいないsure相違そういdifference勘違いかんちがいmisunderstanding食い違うくいちがうto not match well (e.g. at the seams)行き違いいきちがいcrossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road)違えるちがえるto change
Source: JMdict entry 1595920 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.