► 副詞
ちぐはぐ [ちぐはぐ] meaning: different rank: 2
☆ 彼女は上下ちぐはぐの下着を着ていた ⇨ She was wearing mismatched underwear (top and bottom)
☆ 連絡がちぐはぐになった ⇨ The communications became mismatched. When I tried to reach you, you were not there, and vice versa
► 動詞
変わる [かわる] meaning: different rank: 1
☆ 所変われば品変わる ⇨ Different places different items. If you go to a different place, the rules, costumes, preferences, will be different
ずれる [(2)ずれる] [coll] meaning: different rank: 1
☆ 彼は全くズレている ⇨ He is not with the times, on a different wavelength, has no common sense (☛ Always negative)
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
異なる [(3)ことなる] [liter] meaning: different rank: 2
☆ 彼は弟と性格が全く異なる ⇨ He is completely different in personality with his little brother
反する [(3)はんする] [liter] meaning: different rank: 2
☆ 彼等は予想に反して試合に勝った ⇨ They won the game against odds
☆ 彼等は常識に反するやり方で成功した ⇨ They’ve succeeded with a unconventional way
打って変わる [(1)うってかわる] [打って変わって] meaning: different rank: 3
☆ 今日は昨日とは打って変わって雲一つ無い晴天だ ⇨ Today it is sunny with no clouds, completely different from yesterday (☛ Suddenly become completely different)
掛け離れる [(5)かけはなれる] meaning: different rank: 3
☆ 彼の理論は現実から完全にかけ離れている ⇨ His theory is completely different from the reality (☛ Usually in a negative sense)
相違 [(1)そうい] [相違する] meaning: different rank: 3
☆ 理想と現実は相違している ⇨ The ideal and the reality differ from each other
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
違う [(2)たがう] meaning: different rank: 5
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背離 [はいり] [背離する] meaning: different rank: 5
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► 成句
桁 [けた] [桁が違う] meaning: different rank: 2
☆ 核爆弾は通常の爆弾とは桁が違う威力を持つ ⇨ Nuclear bombs have power of a different order of magnitude with conventional bombs
似る [(2)にる] [似ても似つかない] meaning: different rank: 3
☆ あの兄弟は見かけから性格まで似ても似つかない ⇨ Those brothers have nothing in common in appearances and personalities
雲泥 [うんでい] [雲泥の差] meaning: different rank: 4
☆ 彼等の実力には雲泥の差がある ⇨ The difference of their abilities is like cloud and mud, not even close
毛色 [けいろ] [毛色の変わった] meaning: different rank: 4
☆ あいつは毛色の変わった奴だ ⇨ He has fur with different color. He’s a different cat, odd, weird, guy
► 名詞
区別 [(1)くべつ] meaning: different rank: 1
☆ 彼はもう善悪の区別がついていい年だ ⇨ He is old enough to know the difference between right and wrong
差 [さ] meaning: different rank: 1
☆ 先頭と二番の差は10秒だ ⇨ The gap between the leader and the second is 10 seconds
☆ 日本のサッカーと世界の差は縮まったといっても未だかなりある ⇨ The gap between Japanese soccer and the world has shrunk but is still significant
差 [さ] [差を付ける] meaning: different rank: 1
☆ 彼女は他に大きな差をつけて優勝した ⇨ She won with a large margin against the rest
☆ 彼等は客が高い方を選ぶようにわざの内容に差をつけている ⇨ They are differentiating the contents on purpose so that customers will choose the expensive one
ずれ [(2)ずれ] meaning: different rank: 1
☆ 彼とは感覚のズレを感じる ⇨ I feel a gap in sensitivities with him, we are not on the same wavelength
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
時差 [(1)じさ] meaning: different rank: 2
☆ 東京とニューヨークの時差は10時間だ ⇨ The time difference between Tokyo and New York is 10 hours (☛ Time difference)
開き [ひらき] meaning: different rank: 2
☆ 会社と組合の意見には相当の開きがある ⇨ There are a big gap in the opinions of the company and the union
一線 [いっせん] [一線を画する] [liter] meaning: different rank: 3
☆ 彼の提案は他とは一線を画している (いっせんをかくして) ⇨ His proposal is differentiated with one line, clearly different, from others (☛ Usually positive)
格差 [(1)かくさ] meaning: different rank: 3
☆ 富裕層と貧困層の経済格差は広がる一方だ ⇨ The economic gap between the riches and the poors keep widening
代わり映え [かわりばえ] [代わり映えしない] meaning: different rank: 3
☆ 代わり映えのしない生活 ⇨ A monotonous life. A life with no change (☛ Usually used in negative as 代わり映えがしない)
差異 [(1)さい] [liter] meaning: different rank: 3
☆ 両者に差異は殆ど無い ⇨ There is little difference between the two
差額 [さがく] meaning: different rank: 3
☆ 差額はお返し致します ⇨ We will refund the difference (☛ A difference in amount of money)
相違 [(1)そうい] meaning: different rank: 3
☆ その二つの考えに大した相違は無い ⇨ There is no big difference between the two ideas
大差 [(1)たいさ] meaning: different rank: 3
☆ 二つの製品に大差は無い ⇨ There is no big, clear, difference between the two products
☆ 彼女は二位に大差をつけて優勝した ⇨ She won with a big margin against the second place
隔たり [へだたり] meaning: different rank: 3
☆ 両国の意見には大きな隔たりが有る ⇨ There is a big gap between the opinions of the two countries
隔て [へだて] meaning: different rank: 3
☆ 彼女は実子と養子を分け隔て無く育てている ⇨ She is raising her own children and adopted children without differentiating them, treating them equally
優劣 [(1)ゆうれつ] meaning: different rank: 3
☆ 両者は優劣つけ難い ⇨ You cannot really say which one is better than the other between those two (☛ Literally “superior inferior”. Difference in quality)
異彩 [いさい] [異彩を放つ] [liter] meaning: different rank: 4
☆ 彼の作品は同時期の物の中で異彩を放っている ⇨ His works project different colors, look different, stand out, from the contemporaries
異端児 [(2)いたんじ] meaning: different rank: 4
☆ 彼は政界の異端児と呼ばれている ⇨ He is called a maverick, non-conformist, in the political world (☛ Literally “pagan child” but used for younger adults too)
紙一重 [(4)かみひとえ] meaning: different rank: 4
☆ 天才と狂気の差は紙一重だ ⇨ The difference between genius and insanity is one sheet of paper (☛ Literally “one sheet”. Difference is very little)
甲乙 [(1)こうおつ] [甲乙付け難い] meaning: different rank: 4
☆ 両者は甲乙付け難い ⇨ It is hard to say which one is better between the two
異 [(2)こと] [異にする] [liter] meaning: different rank: 4
☆ 彼と私は意見を異にする ⇨ He and I have a difference in opinion
段差 [(1)だんさ] meaning: different rank: 4
☆ 床に段差がある ⇨ There is a step, unevenness, on the floor
畑違い [(4)はたけちがい] [coll] meaning: different rank: 4
☆ それは彼の専門とは畑違いだ ⇨ That is a different field of expertise from his specialty
落差 [(1)らくさ] meaning: different rank: 4
☆ 貧困層の富裕層との落差が激しい社会 ⇨ A society where the drop, difference, of the poor against the rich is drastic (☛ Literally “gap of drop”)
► 形容詞
程遠い [(3)ほどとおい] meaning: different rank: 3
☆ 現実は理想とは程遠い ⇨ The reality is far from the ideal (☛ Originally about physical distance, but usually used figuratively, and disapprovingly)
一味違う [(2)ひとあじちがう] meaning: different rank: 4
☆ この映画は他のスーパーヒーロー映画と一味違う ⇨ This movie is a little different from other superhero movies (☛ Literally means “one flavor different”)
► 形容動詞
別 [(2)べつ] meaning: different rank: 1
☆ それはこれとは全く別の話だ ⇨ That’s a totally different story from this
格別 [かくべつ] [liter] meaning: different rank: 2
☆ 暑い日の冷えたビールの最初の一口は格別の美味さだ ⇨ The first gulp of cold beer on a hot day is exceptionally good (☛ Literally means “different class”. Usually positive)
異質 [いしつ] meaning: different rank: 3
☆ アジア文化は欧州文化と全く異質だ ⇨ Asian cultures have completely different qualities from European cultures
異色 [いしょく] meaning: different rank: 3
☆ 彼はゴルフを始めて数年でプロになった異色の存在だ ⇨ He is quite unusual in that he became a pro within a few years after starting to play golf (☛ Literally “different color”. Usually used figuratively)
桁違い [(3)けたちがい] meaning: different rank: 3
☆ それには桁違いに多くの金がかかる ⇨ That will cost one digit, a whole lot, more money
☆ 米国の軍事力は日本とは桁違いだ ⇨ The US military power is at a different digit, level, from that of Japan
千差万別 [(1)せんさばんべつ] meaning: different rank: 3
☆ 人の好みは千差万別だ ⇨ There are 10 to 100 thousand, great many, differences in people’s preferences
別格 [べっかく] meaning: different rank: 3
☆ マラドーナは歴史上の名選手の中でも別格と考えられている ⇨ Maradona is considered to be at a different level even among the greatest players in the history
異端 [いたん] meaning: different rank: 4
☆ 彼の学説は教会から異端として迫害を受けた ⇨ His theory was deemed as a heresy by the church and persecuted
取り取り [(2)とりどり] meaning: different rank: 4
☆ 四季とりどりの景色 ⇨ Different sceneries depending on season