違い

• 読み: ちがい
• ローマ字: chigai
• 漢字の分解: 違 (chiga/i) — to differ, to be wrong
• 発音: /tɕi.ɡa.i/

意味

Difference; distinction; discrepancy. The quality of being unlike or dissimilar.

The noun form of the verb 違う (chigau, to differ). Commonly used when comparing two or more things. Appears in patterns like AとBの違い (A to B no chigai, the difference between A and B) and 間違い (machigai, mistake). Essential for analytical and comparative discussion.

例文

1. この二つの違いがわかりますか。
2. 日本とアメリカの文化の違いは大きいです。
3. 色の違いに気がつきました。

使い方ガイド

場面: comparison, analysis, conversation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Derived from the verb 違う (chigau). The kanji 違 combines 辶 (movement) and 韋 (leather, to go against), suggesting going in a different direction — divergence.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal