"ちび" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [t͡ɕibʲi] Forms: chibi [romanization]
Etymology: The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of 禿びる (chibiru, “to wear down and become small”). Etymology templates: {{m|ja|連用形||stem or continuative form|tr=ren'yōkei}} 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{m|ja|禿びる||to wear down and become small|tr=chibiru}} 禿びる (chibiru, “to wear down and become small”) Head templates: {{ja-noun}} ちび • (chibi)
  1. (colloquial) something small Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-ちび-ja-noun-4S-2d~Hw
  2. (colloquial) short person, runt Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-ちび-ja-noun-NrPAiH~e Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 2 62 36 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 1 90 10 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 2 74 24
  3. (colloquial) (an annoying) kid, squirt, pipsqueak Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-ちび-ja-noun-jCSh4OL1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: おちびさん (o-chibi-san) (english: kidlet)

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "kidlet",
      "roman": "o-chibi-san",
      "word": "おちびさん"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "chibi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: chibi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: chibi"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "",
        "4": "stem or continuative form",
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      },
      "expansion": "連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "禿びる",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to wear down and become small",
        "tr": "chibiru"
      },
      "expansion": "禿びる (chibiru, “to wear down and become small”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of 禿びる (chibiru, “to wear down and become small”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chibi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ちび • (chibi)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "something small"
      ],
      "id": "en-ちび-ja-noun-4S-2d~Hw",
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) something small"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
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            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 62 36",
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          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 90 10",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "No need to worry any more, we’re here to bring you back home, Shorty",
          "ref": "1987 March 20 [1987 February 20], Fujiko Fujio, “超兵器ガ壱號 [Super-Weapon Guh Mk. Ⅰ]”, in カンビュセスの籤 (藤子不二雄 SF全短編; 1), 2nd edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Chuokoronsha, 第一章, page 100",
          "roman": "Everything’s gonna be okay now, Shorty",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "籤",
              "くじ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "ガリバアジャナイカ‼生キテタノカチビ\nヨカッタナチビ\n国ヘツレ帰ッテヤルカラ安心シロチビ\nGaribā ja nai ka‼ Ikiteta no ka Chibi\nYokatta na Chibi\nKuni e tsurekaette yaru kara anshin shiro Chibi\nIs that you, Gulliva⁉ Thank goodness, you’re alive, Shorty"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "short person, runt"
      ],
      "id": "en-ちび-ja-noun-NrPAiH~e",
      "links": [
        [
          "short",
          "short"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "runt",
          "runt"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) short person, runt"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "(an annoying) kid, squirt, pipsqueak"
      ],
      "id": "en-ちび-ja-noun-jCSh4OL1",
      "links": [
        [
          "kid",
          "kid"
        ],
        [
          "squirt",
          "squirt"
        ],
        [
          "pipsqueak",
          "pipsqueak"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) (an annoying) kid, squirt, pipsqueak"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ちび"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕibʲi]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ja:大辞林",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "ちび"
}
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    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "kidlet",
      "roman": "o-chibi-san",
      "word": "おちびさん"
    }
  ],
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          },
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        }
      ],
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    }
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      "name": "m"
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        "2": "禿びる",
        "3": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "禿びる (chibiru, “to wear down and become small”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chibi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ちび • (chibi)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "something small"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) something small"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese colloquialisms",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese terms with quotations",
        "Japanese terms with redundant script codes"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "No need to worry any more, we’re here to bring you back home, Shorty",
          "ref": "1987 March 20 [1987 February 20], Fujiko Fujio, “超兵器ガ壱號 [Super-Weapon Guh Mk. Ⅰ]”, in カンビュセスの籤 (藤子不二雄 SF全短編; 1), 2nd edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Chuokoronsha, 第一章, page 100",
          "roman": "Everything’s gonna be okay now, Shorty",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "籤",
              "くじ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "ガリバアジャナイカ‼生キテタノカチビ\nヨカッタナチビ\n国ヘツレ帰ッテヤルカラ安心シロチビ\nGaribā ja nai ka‼ Ikiteta no ka Chibi\nYokatta na Chibi\nKuni e tsurekaette yaru kara anshin shiro Chibi\nIs that you, Gulliva⁉ Thank goodness, you’re alive, Shorty"
        }
      ],
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        "short person, runt"
      ],
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          "short",
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          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "runt",
          "runt"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) short person, runt"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(an annoying) kid, squirt, pipsqueak"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kid",
          "kid"
        ],
        [
          "squirt",
          "squirt"
        ],
        [
          "pipsqueak",
          "pipsqueak"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) (an annoying) kid, squirt, pipsqueak"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ちび"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕibʲi]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ja:大辞林",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "ちび"
}

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