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違い

ちがい

difference, mistake

Mnemonic

Two sets of feet going opposite ways round the same thing, and the gap left between them is the word. The same guy がい as 間違い, and these two are nowhere near each other: ちがい.

Worth knowing

間違い まちがい is a mistake, a difference from what is right. 違い is a difference between two things, and 差 さ is the measurable gap.

Built from

differ, be wrong
辶 the road with 韋 above it, two sets of feet going opposite ways round the same enclosure.

Words sharing these kanji

to differ, to be wrong to be mistaken, to be incorrect misunderstanding mistake, error to mistake, to confuse

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