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行き違い: crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road), going astray | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

行(い)き違(ちが)い

いきちがい

crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road), going astray

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Reading and meaning

Reading: いきちがい
Romaji: ikichigai
Meaning: crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road), going astray
Word type: noun

FuriganaEnglish

郵便物(ゆうびんぶつ)の行(い)き違(ちが)いで、重要(じゅうよう)な書類(しょるい)が期限(きげん)までに届(とど)かなかった。
Because the mail went astray, the important documents did not arrive by the deadline.
双方(そうほう)の行(い)き違(ちが)いから、交渉(こうしょう)は思(おも

)

わぬ

方向(ほうこう)

に

進(すす)

んだ。

Because of a misunderstanding between the two sides, the negotiations proceeded in an unexpected direction.

担当者(たんとうしゃ)との行(い)き違(ちが)いが生(しょう)じ、申請(しんせい)の処理(しょり)が遅(おく)れた。

A miscommunication with the person in charge occurred, delaying the processing of the application.

駅(えき)での行(い)き違(ちが)いを避(さ)けるため、到着時刻(とうちゃくじこく)を事前(じぜん)に知(し)らせておいた。

To avoid missing each other at the station, I informed them of my arrival time in advance.