Japanese symbol for “mismatched”
ちぐはぐ
ちぐはぐ
Romaji: chiguhagu
mismatched; odd; irregular
In Japanese, mismatched is ちぐはぐ (chiguhagu).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n mismatched; odd; irregular
- adj-na, n inconsistent; incoherent; confused
Other Japanese words for “mismatched”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 片跛 | かたちんば katachinba | mismatched (e.g. odd shoes) |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.