Kanji

Level: N3 Strokes: 13

違

Meaning in English

difference, differ, différence

Readings

Onyomi: イ Kunyomi: ちが.う, ちが.い, ちが.える, -ちが.える, たが.う, たが.える Romaji: i / chiga.u, chiga.i, chiga.eru, -chiga.eru, taga.u, taga.eru

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違

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese diferença, diferir, diferença

Spanish diferencia, diferir, diferencia

Korean 차이, 다름, 차이

French différence, différer, différence

Italian differenza, differire, differenza

German Unterschied, unterscheiden, différence

Indonesian perbedaan, perbedaan, perbedaan

★ Vietnamese sự khác biệt, sự khác biệt, sự khác biệt

Thai ความแตกต่าง, แตกต่าง, ความแตกต่าง

Related kanji

N1 逮 tai apprehend, chase, appréhender N3 進 shin / susu.mu, susu.meru advance, proceed, progress N1 遺 i, yui / noko.su bequeath, leave behind, reserve N4 週 shuu week, semaine, semana N1 逸 itsu / so.reru, so.rasu, hagu.reru deviate, idleness, leisure N1 遼 ryou distant, distante, lejano N1 遵 jun abide by, follow, obey N1 遷 sen / utsu.ru, utsu.su, miyakogae transition, move, change N4 通 tsuu, tsu / too.ru, too.ri, -too.ri, -doo.ri, too.su, too.shi, -doo.shi, kayo.u traffic, pass through, avenue

Words with this kanji

N1 食い違う kuichigau to cross each other, to differ N1 行き違い ikichigai misunderstanding, disagreement N1 違える chigaeru to change N2 勘違い kanchigai misunderstanding, wrong guess N2 相違 soui difference, discrepancy, variation N3 すれ違う surechigau pass by each other, miss each other N3 違反 ihan violation, infringement, breach of rule N3 違い chigai difference, distinction, mistake N3 違いない chigai nai no doubt, surely, must be

Sentences with this kanji

N5 文化は国によって違います Bunka wa kuni ni yotte chigaimasu Culture differs depending on the country N3 彼はもう駅に着いているに違いないから先に行こう Kare wa mou eki ni tsuite iru ni chigainai kara saki ni ikou He must already be at the station so let us go ahead N2 彼は犯人に相違ない Kare wa hannin ni soui nai He is certainly the culprit N3 彼の予想に反して結果は全く違っていた Kare no yosou ni hanshite kekka wa mattaku chigatte ita Contrary to his expectation result differed N3 彼は成功するに違いないと皆が思っている Kare wa seikou suru ni chigainai to minna ga omotte iru Everyone believes he will succeed N3 彼が成功するに違いないと感じている Kare ga seikou suru ni chigainai to kanjite iru Feel he succeed surely N5 彼は毎日練習しているから上手になるに違いない Kare wa mainichi renshuu shite iru kara jouzu ni naru ni chigai nai Since he practices every day he will surely get better N4 人によって考え方が違います。 Hito ni yotte kangaekata ga chigaimasu. Ways of thinking differ depending on the person. N3 彼はもう家に帰ったに違いありません。 Kare wa mou ie ni kaetta ni chigai arimasen. He must have already returned home.

Related grammar structures

N3 〜に相違ない ni soui nai Indicates very strong formal certainty, attaches to verb adjective or noun, means undoubtedly or certainly N4 〜に違いない ni chigai nai Indicates strong certainty based on evidence or deduction, attaches to verb adjective or noun, means must surely be