Kanji 違: "difference, differ"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 違

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 違ちがうto differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike · to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
• 間ま違ちがいないcertain; sure; no doubt · reliable; dependable
• 間ま違ちがうto be mistaken; to be incorrect; to be wrong · to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to get wrong
• 間ま違ちがいmistake; error; blunder · accident; mishap; trouble
• 違ちがいdifference; distinction; discrepancy · mistake; error
• 違ちがいないsure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
• 勘かん違ちがいmisunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
• 間ま違ちがえるto make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to do incorrectly · to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
• 違い和わ感かんuncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort · malaise; physical unease
• すれ違ちがうto pass (by) each other; to brush past · to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet
• 違い反はんviolation; offense; offence; breach
• 相そう違いdifference; discrepancy; variation

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