ちょう
Meanings
Counter
1. counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding)
2. counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant
3. counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
Noun
4. even number
5. 109.09 m
Kanji used
street
Pitch accent
ちょ
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Used in vocabulary (29 in total)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
even and odd numbers (on dice); chō-han; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
ladder (in go)
with a clang; with a bang; with a crash
incorrect collating; pages out of order
Edo period silver coin shaped like a sea cucumber
clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
body drop throw (sweeping the opponent's legs and throwing them forward)
roadside stone distance indicators placed at intervals of one chō (approx. 109 meters)
clashing of swords; felling of trees; ringing of an ax
man between 61 and 65 (ritsuryo system)
paging; pagination; numbering
collation of sections (bookbinding); gathering
collation of sections (bookbinding); gathering
number of leaves (in a book, esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); number of sheets; even number
old and lightly handicapped men (ritsuryo system)
towns and villages (official urban area classification)
quire (bookbinding); gathering; section; signature
quire (bookbinding); gathering; section; signature
men 17-20 years, subject to a quarter of the obligations of older men (ritsuryo system)
men pressed into forced labor (ritsuryo system); palanquin bearer (Edo period)
young man of conscription age who has not yet undergone military training; man with no title and no rank (under the ritsuryo system); commoner; servant dressed in a white uniform who carries objects for his master
Examples (2 in total)
I found nothing but a pair of scissors.
In the U.S., as many as 216 million firearms are said to be in private hands.