Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to change, to alter.
  2. to run counter to, to go against, to break (one's word).
  3. to make a mistake (in), to err.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
違える たがえる

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