How to say 'Certain' in Japanese | 違いない

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The Japanese word for Certain is 'Chigainai', written as 違いない in Japanese.'Certain' in hiragana is ちがいない.

word

違いない

Meaning

Certain

Reading

ちがいない

chigainai

Kanji

違Differ, Different

Explanation

The Japanese adjective '違いない (ちがいない)' means 'certain' or 'without a doubt'. It is used to express strong confidence or conviction about something being true or accurate. This phrase is often used at the end of a sentence to emphasize certainty. For example: He is definitely coming「彼は来るに違いない」(かれはくるにちがいない). This must be the right answer「これが正しい答えに違いない」(これがただしいこたえにちがいない). The nuance here is that the speaker is almost entirely sure of the statement being made.

Part Of Speech

adjective

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6083

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 違いない

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

違

Meaning

Differ, Different

Hiragana in the Word 違いない

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

い

Reading

hiragana

な

Reading

Words Related to 違いない Through the Kanji 違

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 違 as well.

word

違う

Meaning

Differ, Be wrong

word

違い

Meaning

Difference

word

間違い

Meaning

Mistake

word

間違う

Meaning

Mistake

word

違反

Meaning

Violation

word

違法

Meaning

Illegal

word

相違

Meaning

Difference

word

間違える

Meaning

Mistake

word

勘違い

Meaning

Misunderstanding

word

人違い

Meaning

Mistaken identity

word

見違える

Meaning

Mistake, Fail to recognize

word

違和

Meaning

Discomfort

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'Chigainai' means 'Certain' .

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