違う
ちがう
hepburn chigau
to differ, to be wrong
Part of speech · godan-verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- それは違います。That is different / wrong.
- 色が違う。The color differs.
Collocations
違う (chigau, differ)色が違う間違い (machigai, mistake)違反 (ihan, violation)勘違い (kanchigai, misunderstanding)
Mnemonic
Chigau (違う) is "differ / be wrong" — B + no-cluster godan verb. Two meanings combined: (1) differ (A is not B — difference indication); (2) wrong (not correct). Derivatives: machigai (mistake), ihan (violation), kanchigai (misunderstanding). Korean dareuda / teullida split and Chinese butong / budui split; Japans chigau single covers both.
Quick check
Chigau two senses?