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Misunderstanding an incriminating situation with 誤解

Kanji Explanation: Separating and understanding with 解

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Since Hiyori is resting on a bed inside, Junpei takes a plate from the barbecue to her room. As he walks in, he finds Hiyori and Yuushin in what looks like a compromising position.

淳平(じゅんぺい):
「…お前(まえ)ら昼間(ひるま)っから　（カギかけるよなー）」
“You guys, in the middle of the day… (At least lock the door!)”
結心(ゆうしん):
「ち　ちがう　誤解(ごかい)だ！！（そい寝(ね)だから！！）」
“N—No! You've got it wrong!! (We were just lying down together!)”
Literal: “N-no, that's a misunderstanding!! (We were just sleeping together!!)”
ひより:
「見(み)られた… 見(み)られた…っ」
“We were seen… We were seen…!”

Key Points

1誤解(ごかい) means misunderstanding
  • 誤解(ごかい) is an incorrect understanding or mistaken interpretation.
  • Yuushin uses it because Junpei has interpreted the bed scene as something more suspicious than it was.
2だ makes the denial blunt
  • 誤解(ごかい)だ literally says that it is a misunderstanding.
  • The plain だ plus exclamation marks make Yuushin sound panicked and forceful.
3ち　ちがう shows a stammered correction
  • ちがう means that something is wrong or not the case.
  • The broken first syllable mirrors Yuushin’s panic before he gives the clearer noun 誤解(ごかい).
4そい寝(ね)だから gives the real explanation
  • そい寝(ね) is lying down together or sleeping alongside someone.
  • The だから supplies the reason the scene looks that way.

Vocabulary

(Daytime)

昼間(ひるま) refers to the daylight hours from sunrise to sunset, or from morning to evening.

(Misunderstanding)

誤解(ごかい) occurs when facts or someone else’s words are interpreted in a way that differs from their original intent.

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