ずれ

ずれ
noun
gap, discrepancy, deviation, misalignment
abstractphysical
1. shift, misalignment, deviation
A physical displacement or shift from the original or expected position.
時計(とけい)にずれがある。
The clock is off.
印刷(いんさつ)のずれを直(なお)す。
To fix the printing misalignment.
地震(じしん)で地層(ちそう)にずれが生(しょう)じた。
The earthquake caused a shift in the geological strata.
2. gap, discrepancy, disconnect
A difference or mismatch between expectations, perceptions, or understandings.
認識(にんしき)のずれがある。
There's a gap in perception.
世代(せだい)間(かん)のずれを感(かん)じる。
I feel a generation gap.
現実(げんじつ)と理想(りそう)のずれに苦(くる)しむ。
To struggle with the gap between reality and ideals.

ずれ refers to shifts or discrepancies, both physical and abstract.

Forms

ずれる (ichidan verb): to shift, to deviate, to be off

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Related: 差(さ) (difference, gap)
Related: 食(く)い違(ちが)い (discrepancy)
Related: 誤差(ごさ) (error, deviation)
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Added 2026.2.4 23:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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