違 — kanji meaning “difference”
違
difference, differ
- Meanings
- difference, differ
- On'yomi
- イ (i)
- Kun'yomi
- ちが.う、ちが.い、ちが.える、-ちが.える、たが.う、たが.える
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #344 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 162
- Chinese reading
- wéi — Chinese character page
Words with 違
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 違い | ちがい chigai | difference; distinction; discrepancy |
| 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 |
| 相違 | そうい soui | difference; discrepancy; variation |
| 違和感 | いわかん iwakan | uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort |
| 間違える | まちがえる machigaeru | to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong |
| 食い違い | くいちがい kuichigai | difference; disagreement; conflict |
| 違憲 | いけん iken | unconstitutionality |
| 間違う | まちがう machigau | to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to be wrong |
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