ちょうど
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. exactly; precisely; just; right
2. as if; as though; quite
Pitch accent
ちょ
うど
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Composed of
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
Examples (104 in total)
It is just five o'clock.
I was just about to go to bed.
It's just across the street from the church.
It is just noon.
I was just in Boston.
They were just in time.
I was about to go too.
I just finished doing that.
I just got back from 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.
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.
I've just finished packing.
The play began exactly on time.
I was just thinking the same thing!
He is the very person I was talking of.
That is just what I wanted.
I've just finished writing a letter.
He arrived at school exactly on time.
It is just a year since I got married.
I have just washed the car.
My mother has just gone shopping.
I am just going for a walk.
The church is just across the street.
I arrived just in time for the plane.
When the telephone rang, I was just going out.
I have just returned from Britain.
He is rich and you are just as rich.
There used to be a store right here.
His house is just over the road.
There used to be a temple right here.
She has just finished washing dishes.
The plane took off at exactly nine o'clock.
I'm eating dinner right now.
The stable is right behind the farm house.
A good idea occurred to me just then.
I've just finished one third of my assignment.
We've just run out of salt and pepper.
He has just arrived at New Tokyo International Airport.
This is just the type of car I want.
She arrived just as I was leaving.
The doctor arrived in time to save her.
That was exactly what she intended.
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.
The news has just come on the radio.
We have just bought two pieces of furniture.
My house is just across the street.
Ann has just finished writing her report.
That dog is exactly twice the size of this one.
I reached the hilltop exactly at five.
We've just finished breakfast.
Just as we are talking, there was a loud explosion.
Their house is just opposite the bus stop.
Just then the two in question arrived at school.
The shop is just in front of the station.
The store is just across from my house.
She ate just as much meat as her father.
I was about to leave when the doorbell rang.
Just when I was about to phone her, a letter arrived from her.
We live in that apartment just over the street.
That coat is just the style I've been looking for.
It was just two weeks ago that Ken came to see me.
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.
Just as he was going out, there was a great earthquake.
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.
She turned up just as we were starting our meal.
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.
Facts are to science what words are to the poets.
Mr. Wood was like a father to Tony.
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.
Naomi has just finished her work.
It's been five years to the day since I came here.
It has been just a week since I arrived in New York.
Exactly six years ago I first came to New Zealand.
He wants a watch just like yours.
The birds started singing today at exactly 4:09.
Tom's birthday is exactly one month from today.
I ate some Greek food at a nearby restaurant just a few days ago.