"chibi" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃiːbi/, /ˈt͡ʃɪbi/ Forms: chibis [plural]
Rhymes: -iːbi, -ɪbi Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese ちび (chibi, “something small; runt, dwarf; pipsqueak”) Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|ちび||something small; runt, dwarf; pipsqueak|tr=chibi}} Borrowed from Japanese ちび (chibi, “something small; runt, dwarf; pipsqueak”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} chibi (countable and uncountable, plural chibis)
  1. (countable) A child-like character with exaggerated features, particularly in anime. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Fiction, Japanese fiction, Korean fiction Translations (character): Q版 (kiù bǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), SDのキャラクター (sūpā deforume no kyarakutā) (Japanese), 치비 (chibi) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-chibi-en-noun-en:character Disambiguation of Fiction: 78 22 Disambiguation of Japanese fiction: 90 10 Disambiguation of Korean fiction: 89 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of 'character': 71 29
  2. (uncountable) A style of cartooning in which the characters are drawn to be very small and cute. Tags: uncountable Translations (style): Q版 (kiù bǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), SD (sūpā deforume) (Japanese), スーパーデフォルメ (sūpā deforume) (Japanese), 치비 (chibi) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-chibi-en-noun-en:style Disambiguation of 'style': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: caricature, superdeformed

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for chibi meaning in English (3.0kB)

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}

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: manga",
  "path": [
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  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
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}

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: manhwa",
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