# 違 different and therefore wrong

(motion) + (orgy) Same-ON
★★★★★
13 strokes
CCW

## Onyomi

I | I am different and wrong, and so is this dictionary.

## Mnemonic

| Moving towards an orgy is different and wrong.

## Kunyomi

( が ) ちが＊う | nuh-uh! Wrong! It's not like that at all! ★★★★★

## Jukugo

間違い(まちがい) | a mistake ★★★★★ 1/2 KANA 間 (a period of time) + 違 (different and therefore wrong) = 間違い (a mistake) Verb form; 間違える！
勘違い(かんちがい) する | misunderstanding ★★★☆☆ 勘 (perception) + 違 (different and therefore wrong) = 勘違い (misunderstanding) a misunderstanding - like the related term 誤解 , but 勘違い is a little smaller. If I'm reading and confuse one kanji with a similar looking kanji, that's 勘違い. But if I see my fiancee with her cousin from out of town, and assume she's having an affair and punch the guy, that's 誤解
気違い(きちがい) | fuckin' crazy ★★★☆☆ ABU 気 (mood) + 違 (different and therefore wrong) = 気違い (fuckin' crazy) (literally, 'different feeling') crazy - this is one of the biggest cusses in the whole language-a garunteed fight-starter. This is instructive in several ways. 1) Japanese is such a polite language that 'different feeling' is one of the worst insults. 2) it takes a certain kind of culture to think that having a different feeling is such a bad thing in the first place! 3) Historically it is a discriminatory term against people who suffer from mental illness.
相違(そうい) | a somewhat formal word for difference ★☆☆☆☆ NP 相 (partner) + 違 (different and therefore wrong) = 相違 (a somewhat formal word for difference)

## Synonyms

differ 異なる 差 食い違い 相違 間隔 区別 距離
mistake 間違え 誤り
misunderstand 誤解 勘違い
turn 順番 出番 互い違い 交互に