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What does 違う (ちがう, chigau) mean?

違う (ちがう, chigau) means to differ, to be wrong.

Quick facts
Readingちがう
Romajichigau
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
ちがう
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonchigau

to differ, to be wrong

GenkiGenki 23
  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct
  2. 2godan verb · intransitive to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
  3. 3godan verb · intransitive to become abnormal; to go wrong
  4. 4expression isn't it?; wasn't it?

Example sentences

  • The answer is wrong.

  • It's different from my umbrella.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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