違える (ちがえる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

違える (ちがえる) means to make different / to change.

See example sentences below.

違える at a glance

違える

ちがえるchigaeru

N1verb

to make different / to change

違えるちがえるchigaeruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to make different / to change

Example 1

色を違えて印刷してください。

Translation

Please print it in a different color.

Example 2

答えを違えてしまった。

Translation

I gave the wrong answer.