Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 違


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Meaning

difference, differ

Pronunciation

I
chigau

Explanation

Left: movement , right: averted from the center (var. of 5 , center , 5 (upside down)= twice five averted from center

Mnemonic

The movement five-fold away from the center makes the difference (and is admirable ).

Radicals

movement(The radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou )
defend(Radical nameshigawa From top: var. of foot/stop , center , foot/stop = feet standing around a center in all directions)
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Vocabulary

間違える まちがえる to err/to make a mistake
行き違い いきちがい misunderstanding/estrangement/disagreement
違いない ちがいない sure, for certain, no mistaking it
勘違い かんちがい misunderstanding, wrong guess
相違 そうい difference, discrepancy, variation
違い ちがい difference/discrepancy
違う ちがう to differ (from)
違える ちがえる to change
違反 いはん violation (of law)/transgression/infringement/breach


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