違 — difference, differ

Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi

• い i

Kun'yomi

• ちが.う chiga.u
• ちが.い chiga.i
• ちが.える chiga.eru
• -ちが.える -chiga.eru
• たが.う taga.u
• たが.える taga.eru

Words that use 違

A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.

• 違う ちがう to differ (from) JLPT N5
• 間違える まちがえる to make a mistake (in) JLPT N4
• すれ違う すれちがう to pass (by) each other JLPT N3
• 違反 いはん violation JLPT N3
• 違い ちがい difference JLPT N3
• 違いない ちがいない sure JLPT N3
• 間違い まちがい mistake JLPT N3
• 勘違い かんちがい misunderstanding JLPT N2
• 相違 そうい difference JLPT N2
• 食い違う くいちがう to not match well (e.g. at the seams) JLPT N1