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“To go awry” in Japanese

Short answer
歯車が狂う hagurumagakuruu hagurumagakuruu

To go awry in Japanese is “歯車が狂う” (hagurumagakuruu). Full meaning: to go wrong, to go awry, to go off track, to go out of whack.

Other ways to say “To go awry” in Japanese

行き違う yukichigau to cross (each other), to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other, to pass each other by, to cross (of letters in the mail); to have a misunderstanding, to go awry, to clash, to be in conflict ゆき違う yukichigau to cross (each other), to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other, to pass each other by, to cross (of letters in the mail); to have a misunderstanding, to go awry, to clash, to be in conflict いき違う ikichigau to cross (each other), to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other, to pass each other by, to cross (of letters in the mail); to have a misunderstanding, to go awry, to clash, to be in conflict 行きちがう yukichigau to cross (each other), to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other, to pass each other by, to cross (of letters in the mail); to have a misunderstanding, to go awry, to clash, to be in conflict いきちがう ikichigau to cross (each other), to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other, to pass each other by, to cross (of letters in the mail); to have a misunderstanding, to go awry, to clash, to be in conflict 往きちがう ikichigau to cross (each other), to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other, to pass each other by, to cross (of letters in the mail); to have a misunderstanding, to go awry, to clash, to be in conflict ゆき違え yukichigae to cross (each other), to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other, to pass each other by, to cross (of letters in the mail); to have a misunderstanding, to go awry, to clash, to be in conflict いき違っ ikichiga to cross (each other), to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other, to pass each other by, to cross (of letters in the mail); to have a misunderstanding, to go awry, to clash, to be in conflict いき違お ikichigao to cross (each other), to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other, to pass each other by, to cross (of letters in the mail); to have a misunderstanding, to go awry, to clash, to be in conflict いき違わ ikichigawa to cross (each other), to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other, to pass each other by, to cross (of letters in the mail); to have a misunderstanding, to go awry, to clash, to be in conflict ゆき違ふ yukichigou to cross (each other), to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other, to pass each other by, to cross (of letters in the mail); to have a misunderstanding, to go awry, to clash, to be in conflict

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