違う
ちがう
chigau
JMdict entry #1158880
- Godan verb with 'u' endingintransitive verb to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
- Godan verb with 'u' endingintransitive verb to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
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Godan verb with 'u' endingintransitive verb
to become abnormal; to go wrong
see: 気が違う
- expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) isn't it?; wasn't it?
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は非常に不注意なので、よく間違う。
kare ha hijou ni fu chuui na no de 、 yoku machigau 。
He is such a careless boy that he makes mistakes very often.
彼は彼女に君は間違っていないと言った。
kare ha kanojo ni kimi ha machigaxtsu te i nai to ixtsu ta 。
He told her that she was right.
彼は電車を乗り違えたのかもしれない。
kare ha densha wo norichigae ta no ka mo shire nai 。
He may have taken the wrong train.
彼は多くの点で周りの人と違う。
kare ha ooku no ten de mawari no hito to chigau 。
He is different from the people around him.
彼は昔の彼とは違うのよ。
kare ha mukashi no kare to ha chigau no yo 。
He is different from what he used to be.
彼は正しいことと間違ったことを区別できない。
kare ha tadashii koto to machigaxtsu ta koto wo kubetsu deki nai 。
He can not distinguish between right and wrong.