違う
ちがう
Meanings
- Godan verb, Intransitive to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
- to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
- to become abnormal; to go wrong See also: 気が違う (きがちがう).
- Expression isn't it?; wasn't it? (at sentence-end; oft. as 〜のと違うか)
Kanji
- 違 differ. Read as ちがう.
Example sentences
- 長い目で見れば違ってくると思います。
I suppose it's different when you think about it over the long term. - 私は違います。あなたです。
No I'm not; you are! - 違うよ、新しい彼じゃない。
No, he's not my new boyfriend. - 君は違う鍵を取った。
You took the wrong key. - 君の人生観は僕のと違っているね。
Your philosophy of life varies from mine.
Common phrases
- いつもと違う
- 色が違う
- 今までと違う
- 形が違う
- イメージと違う
- 普段と違う
- 味が違う
- 大きさが違う
- 雰囲気が違う
- レベルが違う
- 一味違う (ひとあじちがう) to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
- 次元が違う
- 話が違う (はなしがちがう) to be different from what was previously said
- 寸分違わず (すんぶんたがわず) without the least difference
- 格が違う (かくがちがう) to be of a different rank
Related forms
- 違える (ちがえる) to change (transitive partner)
Words containing 違う
- 食い違う (くいちがう) to not match well (e.g. at the seams)
- 間違い探し (まちがいさがし) spot the difference (puzzle)
- 段違い平行棒 (だんちがいへいこうぼう) (gymnastics) uneven parallel bars
And 20 more.