JJapanese Logic behind the pith accent of 違う, 間違う and 勘違い October 6, 2025 All 3 of them have 違う (heiban) as a root yet 間違う goes like maCHIGAu and 勘違い goes like kaNCHIgai. Is there a method to this madness? 🙂 What am I missing? by JackfruitNo5267 Tags:Japanese