ちょうど

ちょうど
adverb
exactly, just, precisely
descriptive
1. exactly, precisely
Neither more nor less than a specific amount or time.
ちょうど3時(じ)です。
It's exactly 3 o'clock.
ちょうど千円(せんえん)です。
It's exactly 1000 yen.
ちょうどいいサイズだ。
It's just the right size.
ちょうど半分(はんぶん)です。
It's exactly half.
ちょうど一年(いちねん)です。
It's exactly one year.
お金(かね)がちょうど足(た)りた。
I had exactly enough money.
2. just, right now
At this very moment.
ちょうど今(いま)出(で)かけるところです。
I'm just about to leave now.
ちょうど電話(でんわ)しようとしていた。
I was just about to call.
ちょうどその話(はなし)をしていた。
We were just talking about that.
ちょうど来(き)たところだ。
I just arrived.
ちょうど出(で)かけようとしたときに、友達(ともだち)から電話(でんわ)が来(き)た。
Just as I was about to leave, I got a call from a friend.

ちょうど is an adverb meaning 'exactly,' 'precisely,' or 'just (at this moment).'

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (sense 1, exactly):
Indicates precise quantity, time, or amount.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (sense 2, timing):
Indicates something happening at the right moment.

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Related Words

Related: ぴったり (exactly, perfectly (of fit))
Related: まさに (precisely (more emphatic/literary))
Compare: まるで (just like, as if, completely)
Compare: きっかり (exactly)
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Added 2026.1.11 18:50 · Revised 2026.10.10 4:20
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