だん
段
ちが
違
　
い

takes genitive case の, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.), on another level, in a different league, a world apart, far better.

takes genitive case の, noun

  1. of different heights, uneven.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
だん
段
ちが
違
　
い
 段違い だんちがい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

grade, steps, stairs
ダン (6th, N3)
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ　また　ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ　きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
difference, differ
ちが.う　イ　たが.う (7th, N3)
tanned leather radical (no. 178)
イ　そむ.く (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
sit or stand astride(跨) variant