| 違い | ちがい | difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake | n4 |
| 違う | ちがう | to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike | n4 |
| 相違 | そうい | difference; discrepancy; variation | n2 |
| 間違い | まちがい | mistake; error; blunder; accident | n4 |
| 間違う | まちがう | to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to be wrong; to make a mistake (in) | n4 |
| 間違える | まちがえる | to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to do incorrectly | n5 |
| 違える | ちがえる | to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake | |
| 気違い | キチガイ | madness; insanity; madman; lunatic | |
| 見違える | みちがえる | to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize | n1 |
| 違反 | いはん | violation; offense; offence; breach | n2 |
| 人違い | ひとちがい | mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity | |
| 思い違い | おもいちがい | misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression | n1 |
| すれ違う | すれちがう | to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet | n2 |
| 勘違い | かんちがい | misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess | n2 |
| 差違 | さい | difference; disparity; gap | n3 |
| 手違い | てちがい | mistake; blunder; slipup | n2 |
| 擦れ違う | すれちがう | to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet | n2 |
| 違法 | いほう | illegal; illicit; unlawful | |
| 心得違い | こころえちがい | imprudence; misbehavior; misbehaviour; misunderstanding | |
| 違和感 | いわかん | uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise | n2 |
| 考え違い | かんがえちがい | mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression | |
| 入れ違う | いれちがう | to pass each other; to cross paths | |
| 仲違い | なかたがい | falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement | |
| 段違い | だんちがい | wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; a world apart | |
| 行き違う | ゆきちがう | to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by | |
| まかり間違う | まかりまちがう | to make a mistake; to blunder | |
| 筋違い | すじちがい | cramp; sprain; crick; strain (muscle) | n1 |
| 場違い | ばちがい | out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location | |
| 行違い | いきちがい | crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding | |
| 取り違える | とりちがえる | to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to take by mistake | |
| 違い棚 | ちがいだな | set of staggered shelves | |
| 違約 | いやく | breach of contract; default | |
| 違背 | いはい | violation; transgression | |
| 違いない | ちがいない | sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt | |
| すれ違い | すれちがい | passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes | n2 |
| 検非違使 | けびいし | police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods) | |
| 食い違う | くいちがう | to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash | n1 |
| 行き違い | いきちがい | crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding | |
| お門違い | おかどちがい | barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house | |
| 食い違い | くいちがい | difference; disagreement; conflict; clash | |
| 違棚 | ちがいだな | set of staggered shelves | |
| 取違える | とりちがえる | to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to take by mistake | |
| 違算 | いさん | miscalculation | n1 |
| 腹違い | はらちがい | half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal | |
| 飛び違う | とびちがう | to flit about | |
| 違犯 | いはん | offense (against the law); offence; violation | n2 |
| 互い違い | たがいちがい | alternate; alternation | |
| 違和 | いわ | physical disorder; incongruity; incompatibility; inconsistency | n3 |
| 罷り間違う | まかりまちがう | to make a mistake; to blunder | |
| 非違 | ひい | illegality; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods) | |
| 目違い | めちがい | error in judgment; error in judgement | |
| 相違点 | そういてん | (points of) difference | |
| 刺し違える | さしちがえる | to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else | |
| 畑違い | はたけちがい | outside one's field; out of one's line; (sibling) from a different mother | |
| 違憲 | いけん | unconstitutionality | n4 |
| 気違い沙汰 | きちがいざた | insane behavior; madness | |
| 桁違い | けたちがい | an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable | |
| 刺違える | さしちがえる | to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else | |
| はき違える | はきちがえる | to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse | |
| 履き違える | はきちがえる | to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse | |
| 違勅 | いちょく | disobeying the emperor's order | |
| 違例 | いれい | unconventionality | n1 |
| 間違いなし | まちがいなし | certain; sure; no doubt | |
| 色違い | いろちがい | variation in color (colour); having a different color | |
| 違約金 | いやくきん | penalty for contract breach; forfeit | |
| 取り違え | とりちがえ | mix-up; mistake; misunderstanding | |
| 見当違い | けんとうちがい | wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point | |
| 食違う | くいちがう | to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash | n1 |
| 違法性 | いほうせい | illegality | |
| 差し違える | さしちがえる | to misplace; to put in the wrong place; to make a mistake in deciding the winner | |
| 大違い | おおちがい | great difference; major mistake | |
| 方違え | かたたがえ | setting off the night before one normally would have departed, travelling in a different direction, spending the night there, and leaving for one's destination in the morning (done to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction; a common practice during the Heian period) | |
| ぶっ違い | ぶっちがい | diagonal cross; x-shaped cross | |
| 差違える | さしちがえる | to misplace; to put in the wrong place; to make a mistake in deciding the winner | |
| おかど違い | おかどちがい | barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house | |
| 種違い | たねちがい | half- (sibling by a different father); uterine; maternal | |
| 違式 | いしき | informality; breach of etiquette | n3 |
| 夢違え | ゆめちがえ | act of praying or performing an incantation so that a bad dream does not come true | |
| 見違う | みちがう | to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize | |
| 違い目 | ちがいめ | point of difference | |
| 違反者 | いはんしゃ | offender; transgressor; violator | |
| 違法者 | いほうしゃ | lawbreaker | |
| 大間違い | おおまちがい | great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding | |
| 寝違える | ねちがえる | to get a crick in one's neck (while sleeping) | |
| 履違える | はきちがえる | to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse | |
| 気違い水 | きちがいみず | alcohol; sake; demon drink | |
| 法令違反 | ほうれいいはん | violation of the law; legal violation | |
| 色気違い | いろきちがい | erotomania; sexual obsession; sexual maniac | |
| 計算違い | けいさんちがい | miscalculation | |
| 身分違い | みぶんちがい | difference in social standing; difference in social position | |
| 違法薬物 | いほうやくぶつ | illegal drug | |
| 互い違いに | たがいちがいに | alternate | |
| 間違いない | まちがいない | certain; sure; no doubt; reliable | |
| 間違い無し | まちがいなし | certain; sure; no doubt | |
| スレ違い | スレちがい | off-topic (on an online thread) | n2 |
| 擦れ違い | すれちがい | passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes | n2 |
| 違令 | いれい | violation of law | n1 |
| くい違う | くいちがう | to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash | n1 |
| すじ違い | すじちがい | cramp; sprain; crick; strain (muscle) | n1 |
| 夢違 | ゆめちがえ | act of praying or performing an incantation so that a bad dream does not come true | |