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ちょうど
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. exactly; precisely; just; right; opportunely; fortunately
We were just about to eat together.
2. just (like); as if; as though
It feels just like looking up from the bottom of a well.
Alt. forms
ちょうど
82%
丁ちょう度ど
17%
恰ちょう度ど
Pitch accent
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うど
Top 1100
Used in: 5421
Composed of
counter for long and narrow things (e.g. guns, spades, hoes, oars, ink sticks, candles, abacuses, kitchen knives, scissors, shamisen, violins); counter for palanquins, rickshaws, and similar vehicles
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
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Examples (119 in total)
It is just five o'clock.
It was just about time to get up anyway.
It's just across the street from the church.
It is just noon.
I'm just about to check in.
I was just in Boston.
They were just in time.
I was about to go too.
We were just about to eat together.
I just finished the work.
He had just arrived.
Just then, the telephone rang.
The match is starting just now.
The party is just beginning.
I've just finished breakfast.
Just at that moment, the bus stopped.
The rain has just stopped. We can go.
The rain just stopped, so let's leave.
Nice, the train just came.
Her bedroom is just above.
The clock has just struck three.
The train left at ten o'clock on the dot.
The plane landed at 6 o'clock exactly.
The meeting began at nine o'clock sharp.
The flower shop is just across the street.
I just got a text from Tom.
I just finished reading the book.
I was in Australia just last week.
The play began exactly on time.
Naomi has just finished her work.
I was just in time for the last train.
I was just thinking the same thing!
He is the very person I was talking of.
That is just what I wanted.
He arrived at school exactly on time.
I have just washed the car.
It is just a year since I got married.
My mother has just gone shopping.
My father has just come out of the bath.
I am just going for a walk.
The church is just across the street.
That was exactly the year I started elementary school.
I arrived just in time for the plane.
When the telephone rang, I was just going out.
I have just returned from Britain.
It is exactly the age when memory begins to form.
He is rich and you are just as rich.
He has just come back from Paris.
Come to think of it, isn't it just about snack time?
There used to be a store right here.
It was just as if they had found some rare insect.
His house is just over the road.
There used to be a temple right here.
The plane took off at exactly nine o'clock.
The stable is right behind the farm house.
I'm eating dinner right now.
She has just finished washing dishes.
A good idea occurred to me just then.
We've just run out of salt and pepper.
It's been five years to the day since I came here.
He has just arrived at New Tokyo International Airport.
We were just talking about you.
This is just the type of car I want.
She arrived just as I was leaving.
That was exactly what she intended.
The doctor arrived in time to save her.
And right in the middle, a cat was sitting.
We were just talking about you.
I have just finished eating lunch.
I'm having lunch with my sister right now.
She came back just as I was leaving.
Their baby has just started to crawl.
We have just bought two pieces of furniture.
It was just the right size for one child to pass through.
The news has just come on the radio.
Just as he was speaking, a fire broke out.
Just then, a train pulled into the platform.
My house is just across the street.
Ann has just finished writing her report.
That dog is exactly twice the size of this one.
It has been just a week since I arrived in New York.
We've just finished breakfast.
I reached the hilltop exactly at five.
Just as we are talking, there was a loud explosion.
Their house is just opposite the bus stop.
The shop is just in front of the station.
The store is just across from my house.
Exactly six years ago I first came to New Zealand.
I've just finished reading that book.
She ate just as much meat as her father.
We live in that apartment just over the street.
That coat is just the style I've been looking for.
The inside of the elevator is only large enough for two people.
It feels just like looking up from the bottom of a well.
There's a white building just around the corner.
He wants a watch just like yours.
It was just two weeks ago that Ken came to see me.
The birds started singing today at exactly 4:09.
Tom's birthday is exactly one month from today.
I've just arrived. I haven't even unpacked my suitcases yet.
We were just about to leave when it started to rain.
I have just washed all the dishes.
Tom was standing just in front of a large building that was up for sale.
Could you lend me some money? I'm short of cash at the moment.
I was just about to go out when it started raining.
He was going to leave the house when she came.
I had just written the letter when he came back.
She was about to go to bed when someone knocked on the door.
She was just about to take a bath when the bell rang.
Yes. He had just come home when I called.
If I leave now, I will arrive just around the time the store closes.
Just then, fluffy light blue hair appeared from outside the window.
Facts are to science what words are to the poets.
I ate some Greek food at a nearby restaurant just a few days ago.
Mr. Wood was like a father to Tony.
He caught the first train and got there just in time.
I had just finished my homework when Ted phoned me.
Just after putting away the dishes, Joan heard the doorbell ring.
I had just finished eating lunch when my doorbell rang.