違い
Meanings
Noun
1. difference; distinction; discrepancy
2. mistake; error
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ちがい
Used in vocabulary
間違い
mistake; error; blunder; accident; mishap; trouble; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
Noun
すれ違い
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy; disagreement
Noun
場違い
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
Na-adjective
行き違い
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement; disagreement
Noun
行き違い
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement; disagreement
Noun
桁違い
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
Na-adjective
Examples77
私 は1 分 違い で 列車 に 乗り遅れた。
I missed the train by a minute.
子供 でも 違い が わかる だろう。
Even a child would notice the difference.
その 違い が 分かります か。
Can you see the difference?
あなた は 違い が 分かります。
You will see the difference.
それ は1つ の 大きな 違い が ある から だ。
There is one big difference.
人間 と 動物 の 大きな 違い は ここ に ある。
This is where human beings and animals greatly differ.