チョン

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of チョン – see the following entry.

【ちょん】 [noun] (onomatopoeia) a soft contact, just a touch [noun] a short stroke symbol, such as 、, ヽ, ゝ, 〃 [noun] (derogatory) idiot [noun] (derogatory, ethnic slur) Korean person; kimchi

(This term, チョン, is the katakana spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

From Korean 전(錢) (jeon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕõ̞ɴ]

Noun

チョン • (chon) 

1. chŏn, jun (Korean unit of money)

Etymology 3

Alternative spellings
全 田 錢 傳 鄭 丁 程 千 天

Various.

Proper noun

チョン • (Chon) 

1. 全: A transliteration of the Korean surname 전(全) (Jeon), Jeon
2. 田: A transliteration of the Korean surname 전(田) (Jeon), Jeon
3. 錢: A transliteration of the Korean surname 전(錢) (Jeon), Jeon
4. 傳: A transliteration of the Korean surname 전(傳) (Jeon), Jeon
5. 鄭: A transliteration of the Korean surname 정(鄭) (Jeong), Jeong
6. 丁: A transliteration of the Korean surname 정(丁) (Jeong), Jeong
7. 程: A transliteration of the Korean surname 정(程) (Jeong), Jeong
8. 千: A transliteration of the Korean surname 천(千) (Cheon), Cheon
9. 天: A transliteration of the Korean surname 천(天) (Cheon), Cheon