違う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
違
ちが Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちがう [chìgáú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
(Tokyo) ちがう [chìgáꜜù] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɡa̠ɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

違う (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana ちがう, rōmaji chigau, historical hiragana ちがふ)

to be different; to differ (from something)
another
(in conversation) no, that is wrong; that's not how it is

Usage notes

This is used to disagree with someone in conversation like "no", but it is softer than saying "no" in English.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "違う" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	違わ	ちがわ	chigawa
Continuative (連用形)	違い	ちがい	chigai
Terminal (終止形)	違う	ちがう	chigau
Attributive (連体形)	違う	ちがう	chigau
Hypothetical (仮定形)	違え	ちがえ	chigae
Imperative (命令形)	違え	ちがえ	chigae
Key constructions
Passive	違われる	ちがわれる	chigawareru
Causative	違わせる違わす	ちがわせるちがわす	chigawaseru chigawasu
Potential	違える	ちがえる	chigaeru
Volitional	違おう	ちがおう	chigaō
Negative	違わない	ちがわない	chigawanai
Negative continuative	違わず	ちがわず	chigawazu
Formal	違います	ちがいます	chigaimasu
Perfective	違った	ちがった	chigatta
Conjunctive	違って	ちがって	chigatte
Hypothetical conditional	違えば	ちがえば	chigaeba

Synonyms

異 (こと)なる (kotonaru): to differ
別 (べつ) (betsu): another

Derived terms

違 (ちが)い (chigai)
間違 (まちが)う (machigau): make a mistake
勘違 (かんちが)い (kanchigai): misunderstanding

References

↑ Hirayama, Tetsuo (1960) 全国アクセント辞典 (Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: 東京堂,.

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