Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to differ, to be different.
  2. to run counter to.
  3. to change (into something out of the ordinary).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
違う たがう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

difference, differ
ちが.う イ たが.う (7th, N3)
tanned leather radical (no. 178)
イ そむ.く (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
sit or stand astride(跨) variant