ちがう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, intransitive)
1. to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
2. to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
3. to become abnormal; to go wrong
Expression
Kansai-ben
4. isn't it?; wasn't it?
at sentence-end; oft. as 〜のと違うか
Pitch accent
ち
がう
Top 4300
Used in vocabulary (27 in total)
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
to pass each other; to cross paths
to miss a visitor
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
to flit about
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
different (from); not the same (as)
to be mad; to go mad; to go insane
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
to mishear
to miss sending; to miss delivering
Examples (130 in total)
This time, it's different.
That isn't right.
Is something different?