ちょ

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Japanese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Syllable

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ちょ (cho

  1. The hiragana syllable ちょ (cho). Its equivalent in katakana is チョ (cho).

Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions of ちょ – see the following entry.
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[noun] book
[suffix] written by (the author of a book)
[suffix] striking
(This term, ちょ (cho), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as ちょ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ちょ.)

Etymology 3

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Suffix

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ちょ (-cho

  1. diminutive suffix indicating a person, intended either endearingly or disparagingly.
Derived terms
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Etymology 4

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Noun

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ちょ (cho

  1. (colloquial) Short for 頂戴 (chōdai).

Etymology 5

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Alternative forms

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Interjection

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ちょ (cho

  1. (informal) Short for ちょっと (chotto).