JLPT N5 Beginner
違う
To be different; to be wrong or incorrect.
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1 Verb (Godan, Intransitive)
To be different
Indicates a lack of resemblance or a discrepancy between entities, often marking the comparison target with the particle と (と).
Example
私 の 意見 は あなた の 意見 と 違い ます 。
My opinion is different from yours.
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2 Verb (used as a phrase/interjection)
No, that's wrong / That's not it
Functions as a responsive denial to contradict a statement, correct an assumption, or indicate that something is factually incorrect.
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