"ちょっと" meaning in Japanese

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Adverb

IPA: [t͡ɕo̞t̚to̞] Forms: ちょっと [canonical], チョット [canonical], チョッと [canonical], chotto [romanization]
Etymology: From ちっと (chitto), itself a geminated emphatic form of ちと (chito), originally composed of ち (chi, “small”, not used in isolation; cognate with the chi in 小さい chīsai) + と (to, adverbial particle). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|ちっと}} ちっと (chitto), {{ja-r|ちと}} ちと (chito), {{m|ja|小さい}} 小さい, {{ja-compound|ち||と||pos1=not used in isolation; cognate with the chi in <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">小さい</i> chīsai|pos2=adverbial particle|t1=small}} ち (chi, “small”, not used in isolation; cognate with the chi in 小さい chīsai) + と (to, adverbial particle) Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|チョット|チョッと}} ちょっと or チョット or チョッと • (chotto)
  1. slightly, a little, a bit, somewhat Synonyms: 少し, 少々
    Sense id: en-ちょっと-ja-adv-Fpel1Uxp
  2. an indirect expression of refusal
    Sense id: en-ちょっと-ja-adv-EFB3pv7l Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 16 60 24 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 17 67 16 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 17 67 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 17 67 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ちょいと (choito) [adverb], ちょい (choi), ちっと (chitto), ちょ (cho) [interjection]

Interjection

IPA: [t͡ɕo̞t̚to̞] Forms: ちょっと [canonical], チョット [canonical], チョッと [canonical], chotto [romanization]
Etymology: From ちっと (chitto), itself a geminated emphatic form of ちと (chito), originally composed of ち (chi, “small”, not used in isolation; cognate with the chi in 小さい chīsai) + と (to, adverbial particle). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|ちっと}} ちっと (chitto), {{ja-r|ちと}} ちと (chito), {{m|ja|小さい}} 小さい, {{ja-compound|ち||と||pos1=not used in isolation; cognate with the chi in <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">小さい</i> chīsai|pos2=adverbial particle|t1=small}} ち (chi, “small”, not used in isolation; cognate with the chi in 小さい chīsai) + と (to, adverbial particle) Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection|チョット|チョッと}} ちょっと or チョット or チョッと • (chotto)
  1. hey, excuse me Synonyms (shortening): ちょっ (cho') [informal, interjection]
    Sense id: en-ちょっと-ja-intj-ZShqN5Nz Disambiguation of 'shortening': 6 17 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ちょいと (choito) [adverb], ちょい (choi), ちっと (chitto), ちょ (cho) [interjection]

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for ちょっと meaning in Japanese (5.7kB)

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          "excuse me",
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    "ja:松村明"
  ],
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}

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          "english": "Excuse me, may I ask you something?",
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          "hey",
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          "excuse me",
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      "other": "ちょっと"
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      "roman": "choito",
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      "roman": "choi",
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    },
    {
      "roman": "chitto",
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    },
    {
      "roman": "cho'",
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        "informal",
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      "word": "ちょっ"
    },
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      "roman": "cho",
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      ],
      "word": "ちょ"
    }
  ],
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    "ja:大辞林",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "ちょっと"
}

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