違 — difference, differ
ちがう
違
difference
ちがう
U+9055
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #344
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1773
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Remember 違
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Meanings
- difference
- differ
Readings
- On'yomi
- い i
- Kun'yomi
- ちが chiga たが taga
word
ちが chiga Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
違
う
chigau
to differ
違
い
chigai
difference
間
違
い
machigai
mistake
間
違
う
machigau
to make a mistake
間
違
え
る
machigaeru
to make a mistake
勘
違
い
kanchigai
misunderstanding
す
れ
違
う
surechigau
to pass each other
一
味
違
う
hitoajichigau
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
互
い
違
い
tagaichigai
alternate
人
違
い
hitochigai
mistaking one person for another
場
違
い
bachigai
out-of-place
行
き
違
い
ikichigai
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road)
見
違
え
る
michigaeru
to mistake (for something or someone else)
違
い
な
い
chigainai
sure (oft. as に違いない)
間
違
い
な
い
machigainai
certain
食
い
違
い
kuichigai
difference
い i On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
22 wordsEach dot is a word containing 違: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 10 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.