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異なる (ことなる): to differ, to vary — Japanese vocabulary

異なる is read ことなる and means "to differ, to vary". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

異なる

Reading
ことなる · kotonaru
Translation
to differ, to vary
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
ことなるが

Example

ハツカネズミとドブネズミは異なる。

ハツカネズミとドブネズミはことなる。

Mice are distinct from rats.

Kanji in this word

  • 異 — different, strange

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