ちが
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, intransitive)
1. to differ (from); to vary
2. to not be in the usual condition
3. to not match the correct (answer, etc.)
4. to be different from promised
Expression
Kansai-ben
5. isn't it?; wasn't it?
at sentence-end; oft. as 〜のと違うか
Kanji used
different therefore wrong
Pitch accent
がう
Top 200
Used in vocabulary (29 in total)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
to pass each other; to cross paths
to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
to be mad; to go mad; to go insane
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
to flit about
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
different (from); not the same (as)
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
to miss a visitor
to miss sending; to miss delivering
Examples (130 in total)
Is something different?
This time, it's different.
That isn't right.