JLPT N5 · Adverbs of degree

ちょっと

a little; a moment

Stroke order of ちょっと

4 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ち · 2 strokesょ · 3 strokesっ · 1 strokesと · 2 strokes

Memory trick

CHOTTO — 'just a short trot', a little bit

Parts: Adverb; also softening refusals 'that's a bit...'

The characters in ちょっと

ちち — chi (2 strokes)
とと — to (2 strokes)

Example sentence

ちょっと待ってください。

ちょっとまってください。

Please wait a moment.

More words: Adverbs of degree

とてもvery すこしa little たくさんa lot; many もっとmore いちばんmost; number one よくwell; often あまりnot much (with negative)ぜんぜんnot at all (with negative)だいたいmostly; roughly ほんとうにreally; truly ずっとmuch more; all along ちょうどexactly; just ぐらいabout; approximately ほどabout; extent

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