► 動詞
違う [ちがう] meaning: different rank: 1
☆ それは違う！ ⇨ That differs (from the truth)! That is not true!
☆ 彼は兄と全然違う ⇨ He’s completely different from his brother
違う [ちがう] [coll] meaning: good rank: 1
☆ このワインは高いだけあって流石に味が違うね ⇨ This wine is very expensive and indeed tastes different, very good. You can taste the difference of the price
違える [ちがえる] meaning: different rank: 3
☆ 配線を違えてみたが結果は変わらなかった ⇨ I tried wiring differently but the result was the same
違える [ちがえる] meaning: mistake rank: 3
☆ 私は客の数を数え違えてしまった ⇨ I counted the number of the guests wrong (☛ Comes after 連用形 of another verb)
違う [(2)たがう] meaning: different rank: 5
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► 成句
違いない [(4)ちがいない] [liter] meaning: certain rank: 2
☆ 何か有ったに違いない ⇨ Something must have happened
☆ 彼が犯人に違いない ⇨ He must be the perpetrator
► 名詞
違い [ちがい] meaning: different rank: 1
☆ これとそれの違いが分からない ⇨ I can tell the difference between this and that
違い [ちがい] [違いが分かる] meaning: different rank: 1
☆ 彼は違いが分かる人だ ⇨ He’s a person who can tell the difference. He’s a discerning person