ちょん

See also: チョン

Japanese

Alternative forms

(short stroke symbol): ちょんちょん (chonchon)
(ethnic slur: Korean person): ちょんこ (chonko)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちょん [chóꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕõ̞ɴ]

Noun

ちょん or チョン • (chon)

(onomatopoeia) a soft contact, just a touch
a short stroke symbol, such as 、, ヽ, ゝ, 〃
(derogatory) idiot
(derogatory, ethnic slur) Korean person; kimchi

Derived terms

ちょん切(ぎ)る (chongiru)
ちょん切(ぎ)れる (chongireru)
(possibly) バカチョン (bakachon)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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