勘違い (かんちがい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

勘違い (かんちがい) means misunderstanding / wrong assumption.

See example sentences below.

勘違い at a glance

勘違い

かんちがいkanchigai

N2noun

misunderstanding / wrong assumption

勘違いかんちがいkanchigaiN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

misunderstanding / wrong assumption

Example 1

それは勘違いでした。

Translation

That was a misunderstanding.

Example 2

勘違いして電話しました。

Translation

I called by mistake (wrong assumption).