No. 1,970 in Japanese
ちょう
The Japanese word "ちょう" (chō) can mean "town," "block," "super," "butterfly," or "chief," depending on context.
In a sentence
今日はちょう美味しいラーメンを食べた。
Today, I ate extremely delicious ramen.
The word 'ちょう' is used as a colloquial prefix for emphasis, similar to 'super' or 'extremely'.
町ちょうの図書館に行きました。
I went to the town library.
The word 'ちょう' is written as '町長', meaning 'town mayor', but here is part of the compound '町', referring to 'town'.
会議のちょうに出席します。
I will attend the head of the meeting.
The word 'ちょう' here indicates 'head', as in '長', commonly used for someone leading or presiding over something.
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