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 (chon), 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
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