違 Kanji – difference
The Japanese kanji 違 can mean difference, differ.
Meaning and Readings
How is 違 read?
違 has the onyomi reading イ and the kunyomi readings ちがう, ちがい, ちがえる, -ちがえる, たがう, たがえる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as i, chigau, chigai, chigaeru, tagau, tagaeru.
Common Japanese Words Using 違
These common Japanese words contain 違. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 違い（ちがい） — difference, distinction, discrepancy
- 違う（ちがう） — to differ (from), to be different, to be distinct, to be unlike, to vary, to disagree (with)
- 違憲（いけん） — unconstitutionality
- 違反（いはん） — violation, offense, offence, breach, transgression, infringement, contravention
- 違法（いほう） — illegal, illicit, unlawful
- 違和感（いわかん） — uncomfortable feeling, feeling out of place, sense of discomfort
- 勘違い（かんちがい） — misunderstanding, mistaken idea, wrong guess
- 間違い（まちがい） — mistake, error, blunder
- 間違える（まちがえる） — to make a mistake (in), to commit an error, to get wrong, to do incorrectly
- 気違い（きちがい） — madness, madman