한국어English

Search…

Search blog post titles and content.

N3

Kanji 違: meanings, readings, and example words.

3 min read

Kanji 違: difference, differ

Key takeaways

Kanji 違: difference, differ. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

違
N3

Meaning

differencediffer

On reading

イ

Kun reading

ちが.うちが.いちが.える-ちが.えるたが.うたが.える

Radical

辵

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 違

difference, differ

Kanji structure breakdown

違

Structure breakdown

韋 + ⻌

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Just as tanned leather (韋) is stretched in different directions during processing, this character depicts movement (⻌) that deviates or goes in opposite ways. It symbolizes the concept of being different or diverging from a set path.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

イ
  • 行き違いいきちがい

    misunderstanding / disagreement / estrangement

  • 食い違うくいちがう

    to differ / to clash / to be inconsistent

  • 擦れ違いすれちがい

    passing by / missing each other / chance encounter

  • 勘違いかんちがい

    misunderstanding / wrong assumption

  • 相違そうい

    difference / discrepancy / variation

  • 違反いはん

    violation / breach / infringement

  • 違いちがい

    difference / discrepancy

  • 違いないちがいない

    sure / no doubt / for certain

Kun reading

ちが.う
  • 行き違いいきちがい

    misunderstanding / disagreement / estrangement

  • 食い違うくいちがう

    to differ / to clash / to be inconsistent

  • 擦れ違いすれちがい

    passing by / missing each other / chance encounter

  • すれ違うすれちがう

    to pass by / to miss each other / to disagree

  • 違えるちがえる

    to make different / to change

  • 間違うまちがう

    to make a mistake / be wrong

  • 勘違いかんちがい

    misunderstanding / wrong assumption

  • 違いちがい

    difference / discrepancy

Commonly used words

  • 行き違い
    いきちがい

    misunderstanding / disagreement / estrangement

  • 食い違う
    くいちがう

    to differ / to clash / to be inconsistent

  • 擦れ違い
    すれちがい

    passing by / missing each other / chance encounter

  • 勘違い
    かんちがい

    misunderstanding / wrong assumption

  • 相違
    そうい

    difference / discrepancy / variation

  • 違反
    いはん

    violation / breach / infringement

  • 行き違い
    いきちがい

    misunderstanding / disagreement / estrangement

  • 食い違う
    くいちがう

    to differ / to clash / to be inconsistent

  • 擦れ違い
    すれちがい

    passing by / missing each other / chance encounter

  • すれ違う
    すれちがう

    to pass by / to miss each other / to disagree

  • 違える
    ちがえる

    to make different / to change

  • 間違う
    まちがう

    to make a mistake / be wrong

Example sentences

Example 1

友達と行き違いがあった。

Translation

There was a misunderstanding with my friend.

Example 2

手紙が行き違いになった。

Translation

The letters crossed and never reached each other.

Example 3

報告書の内容が食い違っている。

Translation

The contents of the report are inconsistent.

Example 4

彼の話と証言が食い違った。

Translation

His story and testimony clashed.

Related word posts

Kanji 違: difference, differ | Daily Nihongo