Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ちが
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology 1 edit

(れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (ちが) (chigau, to differ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(ちが) (chigaiちがひ (tigafi)?

  1. difference
    A と B の(ちが)
    A to B no chigai
    difference between A and B

Suffix edit

(ちが) (-chigaiちがひ (tigafi)?

  1. difference, discrepancy
Antonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Formed from (ちが) (chigau, to differ).

Alternative forms edit

  • (informal, terminal or attributive form) ちげえ (chigē)

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

(ちが) (chigai-i (adverbial (ちが) (chigaku))

  1. (proscribed, informal) being different
    ちげーんだよ。
    Chigē n da yo.
    It's not like that.
Usage notes edit
  • The terminal and attributive is usually ちげえ (chigē); ちがい (chigai) is rare, if even existent.
Inflection edit

Further reading edit

  • 塩田雄大 (2000 October 1) “違くない?”, in NHK放送文化研究所[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN