すれ違う (すれちがう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

すれ違う (すれちがう) means to pass by / to miss each other / to disagree.

See example sentences below.

すれ違う at a glance

すれ違う

すれちがうsurechigau

N3verb

to pass by / to miss each other / to disagree

すれ違うすれちがうsurechigauN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to pass by / to miss each other / to disagree

Example 1

駅で友達とすれ違った。

Translation

I passed by my friend at the station.

Example 2

二人の考えがすれ違っている。

Translation

The two people's ideas are not matching.