What does kanji 違 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 違 is difference.

How is kanji 違 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 違 are ちが.う, ちが.い, ちが.える, -ちが.える, たが.う, たが.える; the onyomi readings are イ.

What is the main radical of kanji 違?

The main radical for kanji 違 is 辵.

What words use kanji 違?

Example words that use kanji 違 include 違反, 違い, 違法, 違う.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 4

違

Meaning

Kanji 違

difference

difference, differ

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ちが.うちが.いちが.える-ちが.えるたが.うたが.える
Onyomi 音読み: イ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 违 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #344
Strokes: 13
Radical: 辵
Components: 込 • 口 • 韋
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 辺 • 込 • 辷 • 巡 • 迅 • 辻 • 辸

Related vocabulary

29 common entries

Showing 29 of 224 entries that include this kanji.

違反

いはん

violation

違い

ちがい

mistake

違法

いほう

illegal

違う

ちがう

isn't it?

違憲

いけん

unconstitutionality

違和感

いわかん

malaise

違いない

ちがいない

sure

違約

いやく

breach of contract

異心

いしん

treachery

違い棚

ちがいだな

set of staggered shelves

違い箸

ちがいばし

using two different chopsticks together (a breach of etiquette)

違い目

ちがいめ

point of difference

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

私の答えは君のと違う。

My answer is different from yours.

二人の考え方には大きな違いがある。

There is a big difference in the way the two of them think.

名前が一字違うだけです。

The names differ by just one character.

それは何かが違う気がする。

I feel like something is wrong about that.

道を違えて森に入ってしまった。

I took the wrong way and ended up entering the forest.