表層形
チャンコ
名詞
チャンコ
Chanko · ちゃんこ — chanko; sitting, sitting down
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チャンコ in rōmaji: chanko.
名詞
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Updated: 2026年10月3日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
チャンコ
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| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
ちゃんこ
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| 読み (Reading) |
チャンコ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
チャンコ
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| 読み・基本形 |
チャンコ
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| 表記・基本形 |
チャンコ
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| 見出し語の読み |
チャンコ
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How it's used
Used mostly in sumo contexts to refer to chanko-nabe, the stew wrestlers eat, or to sitting cross-legged (chanko-za). Meet it in sumo news or casual talk about sumo.
チャンコを食べて太った。
Chanko o tabete futotta.
I ate chanko and gained weight.
チャンコで座ってください。
Chanko de suwatte kudasai.
Please sit cross-legged.
💡 English Meaning
チャンコ means “chanko; sitting, sitting down” — full definition & examples →
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チャンコ
Lemma: ちゃんこ
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The surface form (チャンコ) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (ちゃんこ) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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