How to say 'Exactly' in Japanese | 丁度

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The Japanese word for Exactly is 'Choudo', written as 丁度 in Japanese.'Exactly' in hiragana is ちょうど.

word

丁度

Meaning

Exactly

Reading

ちょうど

choudo

Kanji

丁Street 度Degrees, Times

Explanation

The Japanese adverb '丁度 (ちょうど)' means 'exactly' or 'just'. It is used to indicate precision in time, quantity, or condition. It can also imply that something happens at the perfect moment or fits perfectly. For example: It's exactly 3 o'clock「ちょうど3時です」(ちょうどさんじです). This shirt fits me just right「このシャツはちょうどいい」(このシャツはちょうどいい). The train arrived exactly on time「電車はちょうど時間通りに到着した」(でんしゃはちょうどじかんどおりにとうちゃくした). Note that 'ちょうど' is often used in casual and formal contexts alike, making it a versatile word in Japanese.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1325

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 丁度

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

丁

Meaning

Street

kanji

度

Meaning

Degrees, Times

Words Related to 丁度 Through the Kanji 丁

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 丁 as well.

word

丁寧

Meaning

Polite

word

丁目

Meaning

District

word

丁

Meaning

Block

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包丁

Meaning

Knife

Words Related to 丁度 Through the Kanji 度

These 25 Words contain the Kanji 度 as well.

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度

Meaning

Time, Degree

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制度

Meaning

System

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程度

Meaning

Degree

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今度

Meaning

Next, This

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何度

Meaning

How many times, What degree

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態度

Meaning

Attitude

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急度

Meaning

Surely

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年度

Meaning

Year, Fiscal

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高度

Meaning

High, Advanced

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一度に

Meaning

At once

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速度

Meaning

Speed

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支度

Meaning

Preparation

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温度

Meaning

Temperature

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湿度

Meaning

Humidity

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震度

Meaning

Intensity

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濃度

Meaning

Concentration

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限度

Meaning

Limit

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再度

Meaning

Again

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二度と

Meaning

Never

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この度

Meaning

This time

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毎度

Meaning

Every time

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度忘れ

Meaning

Forget

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角度

Meaning

Angle

word

度々

Meaning

Often

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適度

Meaning

Moderate

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'Choudo' means 'Exactly' .

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