I Love Kanji違う (chigau)
違う (ちがう, chigau) is a Japanese verb meaning “to differ (from); to be different”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- ちがう
- Romaji
- chigau
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
- Level
- JLPT N5 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary · godan verb, intransitive
- to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken · godan verb, intransitive
- to become abnormal; to go wrong · godan verb, intransitive
- isn't it?; wasn't it? · expression · at sentence-end; oft. as 〜のと違うか
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 違う
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 違う | ちがう chigau |
| Polite (~masu) | 違います | ちがいます chigaimasu |
| Negative | 違わない | ちがわない chigawanai |
| Polite negative | 違いません | ちがいません chigaimasen |
| Past | 違った | ちがった chigatta |
| Polite past | 違いました | ちがいました chigaimashita |
| Negative past | 違わなかった | ちがわなかった chigawanakatta |
| Te-form | 違って | ちがって chigatte |
| Potential | 違える | ちがえる chigaeru |
| Passive | 違われる | ちがわれる chigawareru |
| Causative | 違わせる | ちがわせる chigawaseru |
| Volitional | 違おう | ちがおう chigaou |
| Imperative | 違え | ちがえ chigae |
| Conditional (~ba) | 違えば | ちがえば chigaeba |
Kanji in 違う
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 違う.
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
Source: JMdict entry 1158880 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.