違 – difference, differ

13 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#344 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 違 means difference, differ. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is イ (i); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ちが.う、ちが.い、ちが.える、-ちが.える、たが.う、たが.える (chigau, chigai, chigaeru, chigaeru, tagau, tagaeru). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 辵 (no. 162).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	イ	i
Kun’yomi	ちが.う	chigau
Kun’yomi	ちが.い	chigai
Kun’yomi	ちが.える	chigaeru
Kun’yomi	-ちが.える	chigaeru
Kun’yomi	たが.う	tagau
Kun’yomi	たが.える	tagaeru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 辵 (Kangxi radical 162). Components: 口・込・韋.

Words using 違

違うちがうto differ (from)間違えるまちがえるto make a mistake (in)違反いはんviolation違いちがいdifference間違いまちがいmistake違いないちがいないsureすれ違うすれちがうto pass (by) each other相違そういdifference勘違いかんちがいmisunderstanding食い違うくいちがうto not match well (e.g. at the seams)行き違いいきちがいcrossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road)違えるちがえるto change

Example sentences

その点では私は君と意見が違う。

I differ from you on that point.

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そんなばかなことを言うなんて彼は気でも違ったのか。

Is he mad that he should say such a foolish thing?

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君は違う方にいきますよ。

You're going the wrong way.

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Kanji with the same radical

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