すれ違う

How to remember it

する (rub) + 違う (differ) — paths that brush past and diverge.

Example sentences

• 駅で彼とすれ違った。

  えきでかれとすれちがった。

  I passed by him at the station.

• すれ違う人々。

  すれちがうひとびと。

  People passing each other by.

Usage

Often implies narrowly missing without truly meeting.

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