ちゃんこい

i-adjective

small; little

Hokkaido dialect adjective meaning 'small' or 'little'. Used in casual, regional speech.

• このリンゴはちゃんこいけど、甘あまいよ。

  This apple is small, but it's sweet.

• ちゃんこい頃ころからここに住すんでるんだ。

  I've lived here since I was little.