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“A little” in Japanese

Short answer
ちょい choi ちょい

A little in Japanese is “ちょい” (choi). Full meaning: a little, a bit, slightly; just a minute, for a moment, briefly; somewhat, rather, fairly, pretty, quite.

Other ways to say “A little” in Japanese

ちょこっと chokotto a little, a bit, slightly 僅か wazuka a little, a few, small, slight, trifling, meagre, meager, narrow (margin); only, just, merely, no more than 少し sukoshi a little, a bit, a small amount, a few, some, slightly, somewhat; a little while, a short time, a moment, a minute; a little way, a short distance 些か isasaka a little, a bit, somewhat, slightly, rather 少しく sukoshiku a little, somewhat, slightly ぽっちり potchiri very slightly, a little 多少 tashou a little, some, somewhat, slightly, to some degree, to some extent; amount, quantity, number 僅少 kinshou a little, a few, small, slight, trifling, insignificant, narrow (margin) チョイ choi a little, a bit, slightly; just a minute, for a moment, briefly; somewhat, rather, fairly, pretty, quite ちよい choi a little, a bit, slightly; just a minute, for a moment, briefly; somewhat, rather, fairly, pretty, quite yaya a little, partially, somewhat, slightly, semi-, -ish, on the ... side, a short time, a while

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