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違い

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ちが
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology 1

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(れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (ちが) (chigau, to differ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ちが) (chigaiちがひ (tigafi)?

  1. difference
    A と B の(ちが)
    A to B no chigai
    difference between A and B

Suffix

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(ちが) (-chigaiちがひ (-tigafi)?

  1. difference, discrepancy
Antonyms
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Etymology 2

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Formed from (ちが) (chigau, to differ).

Alternative forms

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  • (informal, terminal or attributive form) ちげえ (chigē)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(ちが) (chigai-i (adverbial (ちが) (chigaku))

  1. (proscribed, informal) being different
    ちげーんだよ。
    Chigē n da yo.
    It's not like that.
Usage notes
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  • The terminal and attributive is usually ちげえ (chigē); ちがい (chigai) is rare, if even existent.
Inflection
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Further reading

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  • 塩田雄大 (2000 October 1) “違くない?”, in NHK放送文化研究所[1]

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN