Japanese symbol for “discrepancy”
違い
ちがい
Romaji: chigai
difference; distinction; discrepancy
In Japanese, discrepancy is 違い, read ちがい (chigai).
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Meanings
- n difference; distinction; discrepancy
- n mistake; error
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “discrepancy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相違 | そうい soui | difference; discrepancy; variation |
| 食い違い | くいちがい kuichigai | difference; disagreement; conflict |
| 錯誤 | さくご sakugo | mistake; error; discrepancy |
| 誤差 | ごさ gosa | discrepancy; deviation; difference |
| 不一致 | ふいっち fuitchi | discrepancy; discord; disagreement |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 間違い | まちがい machigai | mistake; error; blunder |
| 違反 | いはん ihan | violation; offense; offence |
| 違う | ちがう chigau | to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct |
| 違法 | いほう ihou | illegal; illicit; unlawful |
| 勘違い | かんちがい kanchigai | misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess |
See also: Chinese symbol for “discrepancy”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.