No. 223 in Japanese
違う
To be different; to be wrong.
In a sentence
これは違います。
This is different.
Used to indicate that something is different or not the same.
先生がおっしゃったことは事実と違う。
What the teacher said is different from the facts.
Employed to highlight a discrepancy between two things.
この靴は左右で色が違う。
The colors of this pair of shoes are different on the right and left.
Illustrates a variance within a specific context or comparison.
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