違
違 — Difference
difference, differ
On’yomiイ (i)
Kun’yomiちがう (chigau)
Kun’yomiちがい (chigai)
Kun’yomiちがえる (chigaeru)
Kun’yomi-ちがえる (chigaeru)
Kun’yomiたがう (tagau)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 違
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 違反 | いはん ihan | violation; offense; offence |
| 違い | ちがい chigai | difference; distinction; discrepancy |
| 違憲 | いけん iken | unconstitutionality |
| 違法 | いほう ihou | illegal; illicit; unlawful |
| 間違い | まちがい machigai | mistake; error; blunder |
| 相違 | そうい soui | difference; discrepancy; variation |
Study notes
違 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #344 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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