食い違う (くいちがう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

食い違う (くいちがう) means to differ / to clash / to be inconsistent.

See example sentences below.

食い違う at a glance

食い違う

くいちがうkuichigau

N1verb

to differ / to clash / to be inconsistent

食い違うくいちがうkuichigauN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to differ / to clash / to be inconsistent

Example 1

報告書の内容が食い違っている。

Translation

The contents of the report are inconsistent.

Example 2

彼の話と証言が食い違った。

Translation

His story and testimony clashed.