THE WORD · N5
ちょっと
a little bit
Adverbe · Expression · Interjection · Suffix
ちょっと失礼。
I'm sorry...
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Parts of speech
Adverbe · Interjection · Expression · Suffix
The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.
Other written forms: 一寸
Synonymes
In the indicated direction; nuances and constructions may differ.
- 少し — a little bit Word card →
Common sense: a small amount or a small degree. ちょっと is more familiar; its other uses are not all replaceable by 少し.
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English dictionary meanings
- a little
- a bit
- slightly
- just a minute
- for a moment
- briefly
- somewhat
- rather
- fairly
- pretty
- quite
- (not) easily
- (not) readily
- hey!
- come on
- excuse me
- thanks, but no
- not feasible
- not possible
- a little more than (a week, month, etc.)
- slightly more than