Illustration: At the entrance of a Japanese home, a visitor looks down at the two slippers already on their feet. One is a plain open-backed fabric slipper; the other is a thick, rounded slipper shaped like a cat’s head.

JLPT N3verbLevel estimated by Bebop

異ことなる

kotonaru

to differ, to be different

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれらの意見いけんは私わたしのとは異ことなっている。

    Their opinions differ from mine.

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  2. 食習慣しょくしゅうかんは国くににより異ことなる。

    Eating habits differ from country to country.

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  3. 人ひとの好このみは異ことなる。

    Tastes differ.

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Kanji in 異

  • 異uncommon; differentOnイKunこと・ことなる・け

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