筋違い・すじ違い|すじちがいsujichigai[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- noun, suru verbcramp; sprain; crick; strain (muscle)
- noununreasonableness; absurdity
- no-adjective, na-adjectiveillogical; unreasonable
- no-adjective, na-adjectivemisdirected; misplaced; wrong (of estimate, guess)
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.
- 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).
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