不整合（ふせいごう、fuseigou）
- inconsistency

The Japanese word 不整合 (ふせいごう) means "inconsistency," "incongruity," "discrepancy," "lack of agreement," or "mismatch." It signifies a situation where things do not fit together, are not compatible, or contradict each other. 不整合 implies a lack of harmony or coherence between different elements, ideas, or pieces of information. It can apply to various contexts, from data and information to opinions and actions.

⚫︎ データに不整合がある。 Translation: There is an inconsistency in the data. ⚫︎ 彼の説明には不整合が多い。 Translation: His explanation has many inconsistencies. ⚫︎ この二つの意見の間には不整合が見られる。 Translation: Incongruity can be seen between these two opinions.

You can use 不整合 in formal and informal situations when discussing anything that lacks coherence or has contradictory elements. It's suitable for describing problems in data analysis, inconsistencies in arguments, discrepancies in reports, or conflicting information in general. It's often used in discussions, reports, academic papers, and technical documents.

不整合 is written with the kanji 不 (fu - not, non-), 整 (sei - to arrange, to prepare), and 合 (gou - to fit, to match, to combine). The reading is ふせいごう (fuseigou) in hiragana. There are no other common ways to write this word or variations in the okurigana. The word always includes the hiragana ごう at the end. The word 不整合 itself does not conjugate.

⚫︎ 矛盾 (mujun) - contradiction ⚫︎ 食い違い (kuichigai) - discrepancy, difference ⚫︎ 相違 (soui) - difference, variance ⚫︎ 不一致 (fuicchi) - disagreement, inconsistency

⚫︎ 整合性 (seigousei) - consistency, coherence ⚫︎ 一致 (icchi) - agreement, conformity ⚫︎ 調和 (chouwa) - harmony

システムのアップデート後に、データに不整合が生じた。 ・Translation: After the system update, inconsistencies arose in the data. ・Explanation: This sentence describes a situation where a system update caused problems with the consistency of data.

彼女の話には、前後の文脈に不整合があり、信じることが難しかった。 ・Translation: There were inconsistencies in her story's context, making it difficult to believe. ・Explanation: This sentence points out that the speaker found it hard to trust someone because there was a lack of coherence between the person's statements.

The word 不整合 is composed of three kanji characters. 不 means "not" or "un-," 整 means "to arrange, to put in order," and 合 means "to fit or to match." The combination expresses the concept of "not fitting together," or "lacking order" or "inconsistency". It is a compound word formed by combining these individual kanji to create a new meaning.