場違い|ばちがいbachigai[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. na-adjective, no-adjectiveout-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
   あなたの言いった事ことは場違ばちがいでした。↗

   Your remarks were out of place.
2. na-adjective, no-adjectiveproduced at an unorthodox location

• Synonym不適当ふてきとうNeutralRefers to something improper or inappropriate, chiefly in written/formal prose, as in 「不適当な表現」. Unlike 「場違い」, it does not stress standing out at a scene.
• Synonym不相応ふそうおうNeutralRefers to something beyond one's station or out of proportion to it, as in 「分不相応な暮らし」. The usual yardstick is status or means rather than the occasion.
• Related不釣合いふつりあいNeutralRefers to a mismatch or lack of balance, as in 「不釣合いな夫婦」. Its typical focus is two sides being ill-matched with each other rather than one thing clashing with a scene.
• Related不穏当ふおんとうNeutralRefers to words or conduct that are improper, with a formal flavor, as in 「不穏当な発言」. Its focus is the propriety of what is said or done.
• RelatedそぐわないNeutralThe negative form of the verb 「そぐう」, describing something unsuited to or out of harmony with its surroundings, as in 「雰囲気にそぐわない」; it stresses lack of harmony.
• Antonym適切てきせつNeutralMeans appropriate and well-judged, the opposite of 「場違い」. It praises something as exactly right for the situation, not merely not out of place.
• Antonym場違いでないNeutralThe negative of 「場違い」: fitting the occasion rather than clashing with it. It is the direct opposite of standing out like a sore thumb.

Use 「場違い」 for something glaringly out of place, as in 「場違いな服装」. For improper wording pick 「不適当」; for ill-matched pairs 「不釣合い」; for things beyond one's station 「不相応」; for improper remarks 「不穏当」; for lack of harmony 「そぐわない」. The opposites are 「場違いでない」 and 「適切」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. やる場所ばしょが違ちがうこと。その場所ばしょに相応ふさわしくないこと。
2. 本来ほんらいの産地さんちから産出さんしゅつされたものでないこと。