ちょ

noun

  1. one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style).
  2. one block of tofu, one serving (in a restaurant).
  3. one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar). Also written as 一挺, 一梃.
  4. one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m).
  5. one game, one task.

adverb

Said when starting something.
  1. well then, right.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ちょ
一丁 いっちょう
ちょ
一挺 いっちょう
ちょ
一梃 いっちょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)