"ちょ" meaning in Japanese

See ちょ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: [t͡ɕo̞] Forms: cho [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection}} ちょ • (cho)
  1. (informal) Short for ちょっと (chotto). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, informal Alternative form of: ちょっと (extra: chotto)
    Sense id: en-ちょ-ja-intj-91BY-Qg7 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 31 30 1 27 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 39 1 15 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 35 1 19 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Noun

IPA: [t͡ɕo̞] Forms: cho [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun}} ちょ • (cho)
  1. (colloquial) Short for 頂戴 (chōdai). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial Alternative form of: 頂戴 (extra: chōdai)
    Sense id: en-ちょ-ja-noun-PNxGSM-3 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 31 30 1 27 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 39 1 15 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 35 1 19 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

IPA: [t͡ɕo̞] Forms: cho [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun}} ちょ • (cho)
  1. (thief cant) water Synonyms:
    Sense id: en-ちょ-ja-noun-D0FoSQ44 Categories (other): Japanese cant
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6

Suffix

IPA: [t͡ɕo̞] Forms: -cho [romanization]
Etymology templates: {{ja-see|著|緒}} Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix}} ちょ • (-cho)
  1. (slang, endearing or derogatory) diminutive suffix indicating a person Tags: derogatory, endearing, morpheme, slang Derived forms: でぶっちょ (debutcho) (english: fatty)
    Sense id: en-ちょ-ja-suffix-KoYzOODI Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 31 30 1 27 11 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 21 24 2 37 16 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 25 26 2 35 12 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 25 26 2 35 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 39 1 15 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 35 1 19 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Syllable

IPA: [t͡ɕo̞] Forms: cho [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|syllable}} ちょ • (cho)
  1. The hiragana syllable ちょ (cho). Its equivalent in katakana is チョ (cho).
    Sense id: en-ちょ-ja-syllable-7kZy0RaP Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 31 30 1 27 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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        {
          "_dis": "31 30 1 27 11",
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      "links": [
        [
          "ちょ",
          "ちょ#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "チョ",
          "チョ#Japanese"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕo̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ちょ"
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        "1": "著",
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      "name": "ja-see"
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          "_dis": "21 24 2 37 16",
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          "_dis": "36 35 1 19 9",
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          "english": "fatty",
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          "word": "でぶっちょ"
        }
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        ],
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          "derogatory"
        ]
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        "(slang, endearing or derogatory) diminutive suffix indicating a person"
      ],
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      ]
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[t͡ɕo̞]"
    }
  ],
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    }
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    }
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "chōdai",
          "word": "頂戴"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "31 30 1 27 11",
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        {
          "_dis": "41 39 1 15 4",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 35 1 19 9",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              22,
              25
            ]
          ],
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            [
              9,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Let's all dance together!",
          "ref": "2020, “幽(ゆう)霊(れい)少(しょう)女(じょ)シニテー (Yūrei Shōjo Shinitē) [Ghost Girl Wanna-die]”, in の子(こ) (Noko) (lyrics), 児(じ)童(どう)カルテ (Jidō Karute), performed by 神(しん)聖(せい)かまってちゃん (Shinsei Kamatte-chan) [Shinsei Kamattechan]:",
          "roman": "Minna issho ni odotte cho!",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "一",
              "いっ"
            ],
            [
              "緒",
              "しょ"
            ],
            [
              "踊",
              "おど"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "みんな一緒に踊ってちょ!",
          "type": "quote"
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        "Short for 頂戴 (chōdai)."
      ],
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          "頂戴",
          "頂戴#Japanese"
        ]
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        "(colloquial) Short for 頂戴 (chōdai)."
      ],
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        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "colloquial"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕo̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ちょ"
}

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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "intj",
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        }
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          "_dis": "41 39 1 15 4",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 35 1 19 9",
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        "Short for ちょっと (chotto)."
      ],
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        [
          "ちょっと",
          "ちょっと#Japanese"
        ]
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        "(informal) Short for ちょっと (chotto)."
      ],
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        "abbreviation",
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    }
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese cant",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "water"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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        ],
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "thief cant",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(thief cant) water"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "水"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[t͡ɕo̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ちょ"
}
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    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
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      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ちょ",
          "ちょ#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "チョ",
          "チョ#Japanese"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕo̞]"
    }
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  "word": "ちょ"
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    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
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      "english": "fatty",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "ちょ"
}

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          "word": "頂戴"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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              22,
              25
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          ],
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "Let's all dance together!",
          "ref": "2020, “幽(ゆう)霊(れい)少(しょう)女(じょ)シニテー (Yūrei Shōjo Shinitē) [Ghost Girl Wanna-die]”, in の子(こ) (Noko) (lyrics), 児(じ)童(どう)カルテ (Jidō Karute), performed by 神(しん)聖(せい)かまってちゃん (Shinsei Kamatte-chan) [Shinsei Kamattechan]:",
          "roman": "Minna issho ni odotte cho!",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "一",
              "いっ"
            ],
            [
              "緒",
              "しょ"
            ],
            [
              "踊",
              "おど"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "みんな一緒に踊ってちょ!",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for 頂戴 (chōdai)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "頂戴",
          "頂戴#Japanese"
        ]
      ],
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        "(colloquial) Short for 頂戴 (chōdai)."
      ],
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        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕo̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ちょ"
}

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    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
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    "Pages with entries"
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        "Japanese short forms"
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        "Short for ちょっと (chotto)."
      ],
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          "ちょっと",
          "ちょっと#Japanese"
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        "(informal) Short for ちょっと (chotto)."
      ],
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        "water"
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        ],
        [
          "water",
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      ],
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        "(thief cant) water"
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        {
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕo̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ちょ"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ちょ meaning in Japanese (5.9kB)

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}

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}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-05-20 using wiktextract (3dadd05 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.