No. 4,339 in Japanese
勘違い
A misunderstanding or misconception.
In a sentence
彼は私を嫌っていると勘違いしていた。
He misunderstood and thought that he disliked me.
In this sentence, 勘違い is used to indicate a 'misunderstanding' or a 'wrong assumption' made by the subject.
彼女は時間を勘違いして、会議に遅れてしまった。
She mistook the time and ended up being late for the meeting.
Here, 勘違い is used to represent 'a mistake in perception or assumption', specifically regarding time.
私は彼の言いたいことを完全に勘違いしていた。
I completely misunderstood what he was trying to say.
In this case, 勘違い is illustrating 'a misinterpretation' of someone's intent or statement.
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