違い（ちがい）
JLPT N4 · i-adjective
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: difference
Example sentences
- この二つの言葉の違いを説明する。 — Explain the difference between these two words.
- 文化の違いに驚くことが多い。 — I'm often surprised by cultural differences.
Idioms & proverbs containing “違い”
- 見ると聞くとは大違い (みるときくとはおおちがい) — there is a great difference between being told about something and actually seeing it with your own eyes
- 聞くと見るとは大違い (きくとみるとはおおちがい) — don't believe everything you hear; seeing is believing; to have heard of is not to have seen
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “違い” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)