違

Meaning

違 centers on things not matching: a difference or divergence between two or more items. The core idea is that something is not the same as another, so it differs.

• 違うちがう
  N5

  to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)

• 違いちがい
  N3

  difference; distinction; discrepancy

• 間違いまちがい
  N3

  mistake; error; blunder

• 間違うまちがう
  N3

  to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to be wrong

• 間違えるまちがえる
  N4

  to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to do incorrectly

• 違反いはん
  N3

  violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement; contravention

• 勘違いかんちがい
  N2

  misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

• 違法いほう
  N1

  illegal; illicit; unlawful

• 違和感いわかん

  uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort

• 気違いきちがい
  N1

  madness; insanity; madman; lunatic; crazy person

• 相違そうい
  N2

  difference; discrepancy; variation

• 違憲いけん

  unconstitutionality

• 場違いばちがい
  N1

  out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

• 人違いひとちがい
  N2

  mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity

• 食い違いくいちがい
  N1

  difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency

• 見違えるみちがえる
  N1

  to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize

• 筋違いすじちがい

  cramp; sprain; crick; strain (muscle)

• 行き違いいきちがい
  N1

  crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray

• 食い違うくいちがう
  N1

  to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears)

• 互い違いたがいちがい
  N1

  alternate; alternation

• 間違いないまちがいない

  certain; sure; no doubt

• 違いないちがいない
  N3

  sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

• 一味違うひとあじちがう

  to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)

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