食い違い くいちがい difference #7,105 Also a form of 食い違う くいちがう stem to not match well (e.g. at the seams) N1 Meanings noun difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency Its kanji 食 ショク、ジキ · く.う、く.らう、た.べる、は.む eat, food 違 イ · ちが.う、ちが.い、ちが.える、-ちが.える、たが.う、たが.える difference, differ