Word Meaning 違う

たがう tagau

違う is read as たがう (tagau) and means to change (into something out of the ordinary).

Meaning

English

  1. to change (into something out of the ordinary)
  2. to run counter to
  3. to differ
  4. to be different

Reading

Kana

たがう

Romaji

tagau

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 合う,同じ Rank 107949 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

違反

いはん

violation

違法

いほう

illegal

違い

ちがい

mistake

違和感

いわかん

malaise

違約

いやく

breach of contract

違約金

いやくきん

penalty for contract breach

違法性

いほうせい

illegality

違法所持

いほうしょじ

illegal possession

違作

いさく

smaller harvest than expected

違和

いわ

physical disorder

違法コピー

いほうこぴー

illegal copy

Example Sentences

10

わたしのこたえはきみのとちがう。

My answer is different from yours.

なまえがいちじちがうだけです。

The names differ by just one character.

それはなにかがちがうきがする。

I feel like something is wrong about that.

きのうときょうはきおんがかなりちがう。

The temperature is quite different between yesterday and today.

かれのせつめいはじじつとちがう。

His explanation is different from the facts.

そのやりかたはきそくにたがう。

That method goes against the rules.

No?

No!

That's wrong.

That's not it at all!