筋違い・すじ違い|すじちがいsujichigai[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

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筋違い筋違い(すじちがい) is the more common mixed kanji-and-kana form. Beginners should use it as their default spelling.
すじ違いすじ違い(すじちがい) is a less common mixed kanji-and-kana variant of 筋違い. Recognize it as an alternative spelling, but choose 筋違い when writing the word.
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verbcramp; sprain; crick; strain (muscle)
  2. noununreasonableness; absurdity
  3. no-adjective, na-adjectiveillogical; unreasonable
  4. no-adjective, na-adjectivemisdirected; misplaced; wrong (of estimate, guess)
    君きみが罰ばつをうけるのは筋違すじちがいだと思おもった。↗
    We thought it was absurd that you got punished.
Conjugation
Dictionary form筋違いする(すじちがいする)
Polite (masu)筋違いします(すじちがいします)
Negative (nai)筋違いしない(すじちがいしない)
polite (masen)筋違いしません(すじちがいしません)
classical zu / nu筋違いせず・筋違いせぬ(すじちがいせず・すじちがいせぬ)
Past (ta)筋違いした(すじちがいした)
polite (mashita)筋違いしました(すじちがいしました)
Past negative (nakatta)筋違いしなかった(すじちがいしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)筋違いしませんでした(すじちがいしませんでした)
Te form筋違いして(すじちがいして)
Potential筋違いできる(すじちがいできる)
Passive筋違いされる(すじちがいされる)
Causative筋違いさせる(すじちがいさせる)
Causative passive筋違いさせられる(すじちがいさせられる)
Conditional (ba)筋違いすれば(すじちがいすれば)
tara筋違いしたら(すじちがいしたら)
Volitional筋違いしよう(すじちがいしよう)
polite (mashou)筋違いしましょう(すじちがいしましょう)
Imperative筋違いしろ(すじちがいしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related見当違いけんとうちがいNeutralFor wrong judgments or guesses, as in 「見当違いの意見」; 「筋違い」 is about what defies reason or targets the wrong person.
  • Related不合理ふごうりWrittenWritten/formal prose for what defies logic, as in 「不合理な制度」; 「筋違い」 centers on the reasoning being wrong.
  • Related理不尽りふじんNeutralFor being unreasonable or high-handed, carrying strong resentment, as in 「理不尽な要求」.
  • Related非常識ひじょうしきNeutralFor lacking common sense or ignoring accepted norms, as in 「非常識な時間」.
  • Related的外れまとはずれNeutralFor missing the point or straying from it, as in 「的外れな質問」.
  • Related場違いばちがいNeutralFor what does not suit the occasion, as in 「場違いな服装」.
  • Related不適切ふてきせつWrittenWritten/formal prose, tending toward officialese, for what is improper, as in 「不適切な発言」.
  • RelatedめちゃくちゃCasualColloquial for utter disorder or nonsense; stronger in degree than 「筋違い」.
  • Antonym筋道すじみちNeutralReason and orderly logic; stands opposite the unreasonableness of 「筋違い」.
  • Antonym妥当だとうWrittenWritten/formal prose for what is valid and proper; the opposite of 「筋違い」.

Use 「筋違い」 for what defies reason or is aimed at the wrong person, as in 「私に文句を言うのは筋違いだ」; it also means a sprain. For a wrong guess or judgment, 「見当違い」; for what is reasonable, 「妥当」. Others: 不合理 (illogical, written), 理不尽 (outrageous), 非常識 (no common sense), 的外れ (off the point), 場違い (out of place), 不適切 (improper, written), 滅茶苦茶 (chaotic, colloquial).

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 角かどが初形しょけいから動うごいて行いけない位置いちに打うってあること。
  2. 論理ろんりが合あわないこと。
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