違う (ちがう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

違う (ちがう) means to differ / to be different.

See example sentences below.

違う at a glance

違う

ちがうchigau

N5verb

to differ / to be different

違うちがうchigauN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to differ / to be different

Example 1

この答えはちがいます。

Translation

This answer is different / wrong.

Example 2

あなたの考えとはちがう。

Translation

It's different from your idea.