Memory phrase for the Kanji: 違


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Meaning

difference, differ

Pronunciation

I
chigau

Explanation

Left: movement , right: averted from the center (var. of 5 , center , 5 (upside down)= twice five averted from center

Mnemonic

The movement five-fold away from the center makes the difference (and is admirable ).

Radicals

movementThe radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou
defendRadical nameshigawa From top: var. of foot/stop , center , foot/stop = feet standing around a center in all directions
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Vocabulary

 間違える  まちがえる  to err/to make a mistake
 行き違い  いきちがい  misunderstanding/estrangement/disagreement
 違いない  ちがいない  sure, for certain, no mistaking it
 勘違い  かんちがい  misunderstanding, wrong guess
 相違  そうい  difference, discrepancy, variation
 違い  ちがい  difference/discrepancy
 違う  ちがう  to differ (from)
 違える  ちがえる  to change
 違反  いはん  violation (of law)/transgression/infringement/breach


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