Illustration: At a neighborhood dog-grooming salon in Japan, an owner crouches with an astonished open-mouthed smile as their freshly groomed dog bounds toward them. The dog has a neat rounded coat where long tangled fur once concealed its eyes.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

見み違ちがえる

michigaeru

to hardly recognize

Often used as 見違えるほど after a striking change. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. あまりにお変かわりになっていて見違みちがえるほどです。

    You have changed so much that I can hardly recognize you.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. あの娘むすめは見違みちがえるほど美うつくしくなった。

    That girl has become so pretty I did not recognize her.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  3. 転地療養てんちりょうようで彼女かのじょは見違みちがえるほど元気げんきになった。

    The change of air worked wonders for her.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 見違

  • 見see; lookOnケンKunみる・みえる・みせる
  • 違difference; differOnイKunちがう・ちがい・ちがえる

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