ちょう

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ちょう – see the following entries.
J
long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, candles, inksticks
3
street, district
even (especially of dice)
(historical) a measure of length approximately 109 meters (also written )
counter for long and thin things, e.g. guns, hoes, candles.
counter for foods such as tofu.
Alternative spellings
,
4
trillion (million million), 1012
6
(anatomy) the intestines; the bowels
H
eagle
J
a butterfly (insect)
Alternative spelling
チョウ
S
extra-; hyper-; mega-; meta-; para-; super-; trans-; ultra-
(slang) super; very
2
chief, head, leader
strong point
(music) major
a surname
6
government office, agency
2
the morning
an imperial court
an imperial reign or dynasty
a country governed by a monarch
a bustling place, such as downtown
dynasty
morning
imperial court
(by extension) Japan
having an audience with the emperor
dynasty, regime
(by extension) epoch, period
Short for 朝鮮 (Chōsen): Korea, specifically short for 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国 (Chōsen Minshu Shugi Jinmin Kyōwakoku): Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
(This term, ちょう (chō), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as ちょう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ちょう.)

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