Vocab Info

A1 Noun, Prefix

禿()small child, pipsqueak, small fry, small, cute versions of manga, anime, etc. characters, typically with oversized heads, short person, midget, dwarf, small animal, runt, worn down (pencil, etc.)

    Dictionary Definition

    Common
    1. Noun

      1.

    2. Noun

      2.

    3. Noun

      3.

      small animal, runt

      Usually written using kana alone
    4. Prefix

      4.

      worn down (pencil, etc.)

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    禿び 【ちび】チビ

    Details

    • Audio

    Examples

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      (ちち):「うちのちびも今年(ことし)から幼稚園(ようちえん)(せい)だ。」

      Father: "Our little one is starting kindergarten this year." {small child, pipsqueak, small fry, small, cute versions of manga, anime, etc. characters, typically with oversized heads, short person, midget, dwarf, small animal, runt, worn down (pencil, etc.)}

      • N1

      禿()びの下駄(げた)()いていたら(あし)(いた)くなりました。

      If I wore the clogs of a small child, my feet hurt. {small child, pipsqueak, small fry, small, cute versions of manga, anime, etc. characters, typically with oversized heads, short person, midget, dwarf, small animal, runt, worn down (pencil, etc.)}

      • N1

      この鉛筆(えんぴつ)はちびで使(つか)いにくいから(ほか)鉛筆(えんぴつ)使(つか)いたい。

      I want to use another pencil because this one is worn down and hard to use. {small child, pipsqueak, small fry, small, cute versions of manga, anime, etc. characters, typically with oversized heads, short person, midget, dwarf, small animal, runt, worn down (pencil, etc.)}

      • N1

      (はは):「チビたちがもう小学生(しょうがくせい)になるなんて不思議(ふしぎ)気持(きも)ちだな〜。」

      Mother: "It feels strange to think that my little ones are already becoming elementary school students." {small child, pipsqueak, small fry, small, cute versions of manga, anime, etc. characters, typically with oversized heads, short person, midget, dwarf, small animal, runt, worn down (pencil, etc.)}

      • N1

      禿()びの(くつ)()いていたせいか、(あし)にタコができてしまって(いた)いです。

      Perhaps because I was wearing the small one's shoes, I've ended up with a corn on my foot and it hurts. {small child, pipsqueak, small fry, small, cute versions of manga, anime, etc. characters, typically with oversized heads, short person, midget, dwarf, small animal, runt, worn down (pencil, etc.)}

      • N1
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