はたけちがい

Japanese
Alternative spelling
畑違い

Etymology

From 畑(はたけ) (hatake) + 違(ちが)い (chigai, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 違(ちが)う (chigau).”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) はたけち​がい [hàtákéchíꜜgàì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ta̠ke̞t͡ɕiɡa̠i]

Noun

はたけちがい • (hatakechigai) ←はたけちがひ (fataketigafi)?

  1. different from one's area of expertise
    畑(はたけ)違(ちが)いの仕(し)事(ごと)
    hatakechigai no shigoto
    job that is not in one's area of expertise

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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