Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 相違する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 相そう 違い する 相そう 違い しない Polite 相そう 違い します 相そう 違い しません Past polite 相そう 違い しました 相そう 違い しませんでした Past 相そう 違い した 相そう 違い しなかった Te-form 相そう 違い して 相そう 違い しないで Desire 相そう 違い したい 相そう 違い したくない Potential 相そう 違い できる 相そう 違い できない Passive 相そう 違い される 相そう 違い されない Causative 相そう 違い させる 相そう 違い させない Causative passive 相そう 違い させられる 相そう 違い させられない Volitional 相そう 違い しよう Polite volitional 相そう 違い しましょう Imperative 相そう 違い しろ 相そう 違い するな Conditional 相そう 違い すれば 相そう 違い しなければ Tara conditional 相そう 違い したら 相そう 違い しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 と 相そう 違い する to differ from / be inconsistent with ~
His testimony is inconsistent with the facts.
〈 事こと 〉 に 相そう 違い がある there is a discrepancy in ~
There is a discrepancy between the contents of the two reports.
相そう 違い を 認みと める to acknowledge a discrepancy
The company acknowledged the discrepancy in the figures.
Kanji 相 inter-, mutual, together 異 uncommon, different, queerness Related words· 7 違い is the everyday word for 'difference', while 相違 is a more formal, often written or legal term for the same concept.
差異 is a formal term often used for abstract or quantitative differences, whereas 相違 more often points to a discrepancy between specific statements or records.
食い違い is a common word for a mismatch or inconsistency (e.g. between accounts), while 相違 is the more formal equivalent used in official or written contexts.
相違する is a stiff, often legal/formal verb meaning 'to differ', even more formal in tone than 異なる .
Show 3 more Show fewer 相違 is a formal, often written word for a discrepancy between statements or facts, while ギャップ is casual and can describe felt emotional disconnects.
相違する is a formal, often legal or bureaucratic term for a discrepancy, while 食い違う is more everyday and vivid in describing a clash.
相違 stresses a factual or logical discrepancy between opinions or accounts, while 隔たり emphasizes the felt distance or separation itself.
Opposites· 6 一致 means things match or agree, the direct opposite of 相違 , which means they differ or diverge.
相違 means difference or discrepancy, the opposite of 相似 's sense of resemblance or likeness.
相違 describes a difference or discrepancy between things, the opposite of the striking sameness described by 酷似 .
Show 3 more Show fewer 相違 means a difference or discrepancy, the direct opposite of 合致 , which means things are in agreement.
相違 means 'difference' or 'discrepancy', the direct opposite of 類似 's 'resemblance'.
相違 means a difference between things, the opposite of 共通 's meaning of sameness or shared traits.
Word family point of difference; difference
without doubt; certain; sure
certainly; surely; without fail
marked difference; striking contrast
contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
Written forms 相そう 違い Usage 95%
Standard kanji form; high priority.
相そう 異い Usage 5%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 相違 is overwhelmingly preferred.
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound of 相 (mutual) and 違 (differ). The kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of mutual difference.
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