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違 · difference, differ

違 is a kanji meaning difference, differ. It has 13 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • イi

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • ちがうchigau
  • ちがいchigai
  • ちがえるchigaeru
  • -ちがえる-chigaeru
  • たがうtagau
  • たがえるtagaeru

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 違 · 12 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 違
WordReadingMeaningLevel
違うちがうto be different; to differ; wrongN5
間違えるまちがえるto make a mistakeN4
すれ違うすれちがうto pass by one anotherN3
違反いはんviolation (of law), infringementN3
違いちがいdifference, discrepancyN3
違いないちがいない(phrase) sure, no mistaking it, for certainN3
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More words that use 違
WordReadingMeaningLevel
間違いまちがいmistakeN3
勘違いかんちがいmisunderstanding, wrong guessN2
相違そういdifference, discrepancy, variationN2
食い違うくいちがうto cross each other, to differN1
行き違いいきちがいmisunderstanding, disagreementN1
違えるちがえるto changeN1

Example sentence

番号が違いますよ。

ばんごうがちがいますよ

I'm afraid you have the wrong number.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #121175 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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