擦れ違い (すれちがい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

擦れ違い (すれちがい) means passing by / missing each other / chance encounter.

See example sentences below.

擦れ違い at a glance

擦れ違い

すれちがいsurechigai

N1noun

passing by / missing each other / chance encounter

擦れ違いすれちがいsurechigaiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

passing by / missing each other / chance encounter

Example 1

駅で友達とすれちがった。

Translation

I passed by my friend at the station.

Example 2

意見のすれちがいがあった。

Translation

There was a misunderstanding of opinions.