チェッ

also: チェ · チッ

チェ

ッ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

Onomatopoeic interjection mimicking a tongue click to express frustration, disappointment, or mild annoyance. Casual and often used in manga or informal speech.

チェッ、また負まけちゃった。
Tsk, I lost again.
チェッ、雨あめが降ふってきた。
Darn, it started raining.

interjection

chirp; tweet

onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Only with reading チッ / ちっ

Mimetic sound for a small bird's chirp or tweet. Restricted to the readings チッ and ちっ.

小こ鳥とりがチッと鳴ないた。
The little bird chirped.

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Related words

くっ
ちっ is a sharp, openly annoyed tongue-click, while くっ sounds more like a stifled groan of frustration.
けっ
ちっ is a short, sharp clicking sound of irritation, while けっ is a more open, dismissive exclamation of disgust.
なんだ
ちぇっ is a short click of annoyance or disgust, while なんだ in its sharper use expresses indignant disbelief, often before a complaint.

Written forms

チェッUsage2%
Most common katakana spelling for the tongue-click interjection.
チェUsage60%
Shortened katakana form.
チッUsage14%
Common katakana spelling for the tongue-click interjection; also used for chirp/tweet sense.
ちぇUsage9%
Shortened hiragana form; rare.
ちぇっUsage9%
Hiragana variant; less common but still used.
ちっUsage6%
Hiragana variant for the tongue-click interjection; also used for chirp/tweet sense.

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; mimics the sound of clicking one's tongue or a small bird's chirp.