すれ違う

• 読み: すれちがう
• ローマ字: surechigau
• 発音: /sɯ.ɾe.tɕi.ɡa.ɯ/

意味

To pass by one another; to miss each other. Going past someone coming from the opposite direction.

A Group 1 (godan) intransitive verb. Used both literally for physically passing someone, and figuratively for miscommunication or missed connections in relationships. The figurative use — feelings or opinions failing to align — is very common in emotional contexts.

例文

1. 駅で友人とすれ違ったのに気づかなかった。
2. 忙しくて夫婦の生活がすれ違っている。
3. 狭い道で車同士がすれ違うのは難しい。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, relationships, emotional situations

トーン: wistful

起源と歴史

Compound verb of すれる (to rub/graze) and 違う (to differ/be wrong). The image is of two things brushing past each other going in different directions.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal