I Love Kanjiちょっと (chotto)
ちょっと is a Japanese adverb meaning “a little; a bit”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- ちょっと
- Romaji
- chotto
- Word class
- Adverb
- Level
- JLPT N5 (unofficial)
Meaning
- a little; a bit; slightly · adverb · usually written in kana
- just a minute; for a moment; briefly · adverb · usually written in kana
- somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite · adverb · usually written in kana
- (not) easily; (not) readily · adverb · usually written in kana · before a verb in negative form
- hey!; come on; excuse me · interjection · usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Source: JMdict entry 1163940 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.