► 動詞
誤解 [ごかい] [誤解する] meaning: misunderstand rank: 1
☆ 彼は私の言ったことを誤解した ⇨ He misunderstood what I said
思い違い [おもいちがい] [思い違いする] meaning: misunderstand rank: 2
☆ 彼は私が気があると勝手に思い違いしていた ⇨ He somehow misunderstood that I had feelings for him
勘違い [(3)かんちがい] [勘違いする] meaning: misunderstand rank: 2
☆ あいつは自分は特別だと勘違いしている ⇨ He (erroneously) thinks he is special (☛ Delusional misunderstanding)
☆ 済みません、自分のと勘違いしてしまいました ⇨ I’m sorry, I mistook this was mine (☛ Innocent misunderstanding)
錯覚 [さっかく] [錯覚する] meaning: misunderstand rank: 3
☆ 彼は自分が有能だと錯覚している ⇨ He is deluded that he is competent (☛ Can be either illusion or delusion)
取り違える [(5)とりちがえる] meaning: misunderstand rank: 3
☆ 彼は自由と無責任を取り違えている ⇨ He mistakes freedom for irresponsibility (☛ Confuse two different concepts, usually in a frivolous manner)
早合点 [(3)はやがてん] [早合点する] meaning: misunderstand rank: 3
☆ 彼は話を全部聞かずに早合点した ⇨ He jumped to a wrong conclusion without listening to the entire story (☛ Jump to a wrong conclusion)
早とちり [(3)はやとちり] [早とちりする] meaning: misunderstand rank: 3
☆ 彼は話を全部聞かずに勝手に早とちりした ⇨ He didn’t listen to the whole story and drew a wrong conclusion on his own (☛ Jump to a wrong conclusion)
誤認 [ごにん] [誤認する] meaning: misunderstand rank: 4
☆ 彼は事実を誤認している ⇨ He is recognizing the truth wrong
錯誤 [(1)さくご] [錯誤する] [tech] meaning: misunderstand rank: 4
☆ 彼は契約時に事実を錯誤していた ⇨ He was misunderstanding the fact at the time of the contract
履き違える [(5)はきちがえる] meaning: misunderstand rank: 4
☆ 多くの米国人は自由の意味を履き違えている ⇨ Many Americans misunderstand the meaning of freedom (☛ Literally “wear wrong shoes”. Misinterprets a concept in one’s favor)
► 成句
気 [き] [気になる] [coll] meaning: misunderstand rank: 1
☆ 彼は格闘技ゲームをしただけで、喧嘩が強くなった気になっている ⇨ He just plays fighting games, and now he thinks he is good at real fighting
☆ 彼女は何故か自分が人より上の気になっている ⇨ She somehow thinks she is above other people
► 名詞
誤解 [ごかい] meaning: misunderstand rank: 1
☆ それは全くの誤解だ ⇨ That’s a total misunderstanding
思い違い [おもいちがい] meaning: misunderstand rank: 2
☆ それはあなたの思い違いでしょう ⇨ That is your misunderstanding
勘違い [(3)かんちがい] meaning: misunderstand rank: 2
☆ 勘違いも好い加減にしてくれ ⇨ Enough with your delusions (☛ Delusional misunderstanding)
☆ 事の発端は単なる勘違いだった ⇨ The incident started from a simple misunderstanding (☛ Innocent misunderstanding)
語弊 [ごへい] [liter] meaning: misunderstand rank: 3
☆ こう言ったら語弊があるかもしれないが… ⇨ It might invite misunderstanding if I put it this way but … (☛ Literally “word harm”. Misunderstanding and/or offense caused by one’s word choice)
錯覚 [さっかく] meaning: misunderstand rank: 3
☆ あれは錯覚ではなくて本当だった ⇨ That was not an illusion, but was real (☛ Can be either illusion or delusion)
錯誤 [(1)さくご] [tech] meaning: misunderstand rank: 4
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人聞き [ひとぎき] [人聞きが悪い] meaning: misunderstand rank: 4
☆ 盗んだなんて人聞きの悪い事を言うなよ ⇨ Don’t say that I stole it. People will misunderstand (☛ Literally means “people hear bad”. Give a wrong and negative impression to third parties)