Moto 丁: Street; Ward; TownKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- チョウ、テイ、チン、トウ、チ
- Kun'yomi
- ひのと
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 157 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (チョウ・テイ・チン・トウ・チ)
- 丁寧ていねいpolite; courteous
- 包丁ほうちょうkitchen knife; carving knife
- 装丁そうていbinding (of a book)
- 一丁いっちょうone sheet; one page
- 八丁はっちょうskillfulness
- 丁度ちょうどexactly; precisely
- 丁目ちょうめdistrict of a town; city block (of irregular size)
- 丁重ていちょうpolite; courteous
- 柳刃包丁やなぎばぼうちょうkitchen knife for sashimi
- 横丁よこちょうbystreet; side street
- 胸突き八丁むなつきはっちょうthe most trying spot or period; the most difficult period
- 長丁場ながちょうばlong stretch; long haul
- うなぎ裂き包丁うなぎさきほうちょうeel knife
- ご丁寧ごていねいpolite; courteous
- ふんどし一丁ふんどしいっちょう(wearing) a loincloth alone; nothing but a loincloth
- バカ丁寧バカていねいoverly polite; excessively polite
- パンツ一丁パンツいっちょう(wearing only) a pair of underpants
- 一丁上がりいっちょうあがりorder's up; one order ready
- 一丁字いっていじsingle letter; single character
- 丁ちょうcounter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding)
- 丁か半かちょうかはんかeven or odd
- 丁とちょうとwith a clang; with a bang
- 丁丁ちょうちょうclashing of swords; felling of trees
- 丁丁発止ちょうちょうはっし(sound) of clashing swords; (arguing) as fiercely as clashing and blocking swords
- 丁亥ていがいFire Boar (24th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1947, 2007, 2067)
- 丁付けちょうづけpaging; pagination
- 丁半ちょうはんeven and odd numbers (on dice)
- 丁半ばくちちょうはんばくちchō-han bakuchi; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
- 丁合ちょうあいcollation of sections (bookbinding); gathering
- 丁合いちょうあいcollation of sections (bookbinding); gathering
- 丁夜ていやfourth division of the night (approx. 1am to 3am)
- 丁子ちょうじclove (Syzygium aromaticum)
- 丁子油ちょうじゆclove oil
- 丁字ちょうじclove (Syzygium aromaticum)
- 丁字定規ていじじょうぎT square
- 丁字帯ていじたいT bandage
- 丁字形ていじけいT-shaped
- 丁字形定規ていじがたじょうぎT square
- 丁字桜ちょうじざくらclove cherry (Prunus apetala)
- 丁字路ていじろT junction
- 丁定規ていじょうぎT square
- 丁寧体ていねいたいpolite style; polite Japanese
- 丁寧懇切ていねいこんせつ(an explanation, advice, etc. being) kind, careful, and thorough; thoughtful and scrupulous
- 丁寧語ていねいごpolite language (e.g. masu, desu)
- 丁年ていねんadulthood (i.e. age 20 in Japan); one's majority
- 丁年者ていねんしゃadult
- 丁度いいちょうどいいjust right (time, size, length, etc.)
- 丁度今ちょうどいまright now; just now
- 丁度可知差異ちょうどかちさいjust-noticeable difference (psychology); JND
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 丁卯ひのとうFire Rabbit (4th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1927, 1987, 2047)
- 丁巳ひのとみFire Snake (54th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1917, 1977, 2037)
Other readings
- ばか丁寧バカていねいoverly polite; excessively polite
- カンフル丁幾カンフルチンキtincture of camphor
- 一丁前いっちょまえadult; grown-up
- 丁々ちょうちょうclashing of swords; felling of trees
- 丁々発止ちょうちょうはっし(sound) of clashing swords; (arguing) as fiercely as clashing and blocking swords
- 丁丑ひのとのうしFire Ox (14th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057)
- 丁半博打ちょうはんばくちchō-han bakuchi; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
- 丁幾チンキtincture
- 丁度よいちょうどいいjust right (time, size, length, etc.)
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