ちょうど

ちょうど

adverb

exactly, just, precisely

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).'

SENSE 1 - EXACTNESS:

Indicates precise quantity, time, or amount.

ちょうど3時(じ): exactly 3 o'clock
ちょうど千(せん)円(えん): exactly 1000 yen
ちょうど半分(はんぶん): exactly half
ちょうど一(いち)年(ねん): exactly one year

SENSE 2 - TIMING:

Indicates something happening at the right moment.

ちょうど今(いま): just now, right now
ちょうど来(き)たところ: just arrived
ちょうど〜しようとしていた: was just about to ~

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

ちょうどいい: just right, perfect
ちょうど良(よ)い機会(きかい): a perfect opportunity

SIMILAR WORDS:

ぴったり: exactly (fits perfectly)
まさに: precisely (more emphatic/literary)

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Added 2026.1.11 18:50 · Revised 2026.5.23 6:31

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