ぽっちゃり
ぽっちゃり
adverb
chubby; plump; pleasantly round
1.
chubby; plump; pleasantly round
Describes a soft, rounded body type in an affectionate or neutral way.
ぽっちゃりした女の子。
A chubby girl.
最近ちょっとぽっちゃりしてきた。
I've gotten a bit plump recently.
ぽっちゃり体型の方が似合う服もたくさんあります。
There are also plenty of clothes that suit people with a plump body type.
A mimetic word (onomatopoeia/phenomime) that describes a soft, rounded body shape. Unlike 太い or 太っている, ぽっちゃり has a much gentler and more affectionate tone. It is often used as a softer, more polite alternative when describing someone's weight.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ぽっちゃりした: plump, chubby (modifying a noun)
- ぽっちゃり体型: plump body type
- ぽっちゃり系: the chubby type (used in dating/fashion contexts)
- ぽっちゃり女子: chubby girl (media/fashion term)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 太い: fat — more direct and potentially offensive
- ふくよか: plump, full-figured — more elegant and literary
- がっちり: solidly built, stocky — implies muscularity rather than softness
- でっぷり: corpulent, portly — describes a heavier build, often for middle-aged men
CULTURAL NOTE:
ぽっちゃり has become widely used in Japanese fashion and media. "ぽっちゃり系" is a recognized body type category in fashion magazines and dating profiles, treated positively.