違ちがい
Meanings
Noun
1. difference; distinction; discrepancy
Where does this difference come from?
2. mistake; error
Kanji used
different therefore wrong
Pitch accent
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がい
Top 1500
Used in vocabulary (73 in total)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
great difference; major mistake
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
mistake; blunder; slipup
variation in color (colour); having a different color
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
madness; insanity; madman; mania; craze; obsession
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
difference in social standing; difference in social position
cultural differences
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
alternate; alternation
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
outside one's field; out of one's line; (sibling) from a different mother
imprudence; misbehavior; misbehaviour; misunderstanding
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
barely miss (meeting someone, catching a train, etc.)
putting (up) in the wrong place; hanging in the wrong place; disagreement; conflict; crossing paths without meeting; missing each other
misunderstanding; misperception; difference in understanding
misremembering; remembering incorrectly; mistaken memory
failing to recognize; failing to recognise; mistaking for
misjudgment; misjudgement
off-topic (on an online thread)
half- (sibling by a different father); uterine; maternal
wrong idea; delusion; indiscretion; false step; misstep
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out
wrong idea; delusion; indiscretion; false step; misstep
barely miss (meeting someone, catching a train, etc.)
putting (up) in the wrong place; hanging in the wrong place; disagreement; conflict; crossing paths without meeting; missing each other
point of difference
wrong idea; delusion; indiscretion; false step; misstep
error in judgment; error in judgement
kink in one's neck; sprained neck
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out
miscalculation; disappointment
parent's cousin; first-cousin once removed
act of praying or performing an incantation so that a bad dream does not come true
diagonal cross; x-shaped cross
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
misjudgment; misjudgement
half- (sibling by a different father); uterine; maternal
decorative cutting technique using alternating diagonal slices (for cucumbers, udo, etc.); cross-cut
putting (up) in the wrong place; hanging in the wrong place; disagreement; conflict; crossing paths without meeting; missing each other
misjudgment; misjudgement
half- (sibling by a different father); uterine; maternal
diagonal cross; x-shaped cross
point of difference
parent's cousin; first-cousin once removed
(being in the) wrong category; being wrongly categorized
Examples (72 in total)
Is there a difference?
Can you see the difference?
What's the biggest difference?