ちゃん

chan

suffix for familiar female person

suffix

Chinese meanings

小……（亲昵称呼后缀）

Examples

Furigana

あら、あなたのところの娘むすめのはるちゃんはとても陽よう気きですね。
Oh, your daughter Haru is very cheerful.
哎呀，你们家的小春真开朗啊。
Tatoeba #230080
七子ちゃんはほんとうにかわいいですね。
Nanako is really cute, isn't she?
小七子真可爱啊。
Tatoeba #519636

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('18035049f8'); // ちゃん

{
  "id": "18035049f8",
  "word": "ちゃん",
  "reading": "ちゃん",
  "romaji": "chan",
  "meanings": [
    "suffix for familiar female person"
  ],
  "level": "N4",
  "pos": [
    "suf"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1007660,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "あら、あなたのところの娘のはるちゃんはとても陽気ですね。",
      "furigana": "あら、あなたのところの{娘|むすめ}のはるちゃんはとても{陽気|ようき}ですね。",
      "en": "Oh, your daughter Haru is very cheerful.",
      "tatoeba_id": 230080
    },
    {
      "ja": "七子ちゃんはほんとうにかわいいですね。",
      "en": "Nanako is really cute, isn't she?",
      "tatoeba_id": 519636
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "388fed9cc6497ed024d8a75a574664278a83c13ccffb68c44b29ddd66e933260",
    "meanings": [
      "小……（亲昵称呼后缀）"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "あら、あなたのところの娘のはるちゃんはとても陽気ですね。",
        "zh": "哎呀，你们家的小春真开朗啊。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "七子ちゃんはほんとうにかわいいですね。",
        "zh": "小七子真可爱啊。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n4/18035049f8",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "274c28549153d65654ecc669aa63e7722af022e2c308d554ea1c0bb244a18e09"
  }
}