ちょうど
Meanings
exactly; precisely; just; just right
Used when a time, number, amount, size, or degree matches exactly, or when something is just right for the situation.
I arrived at the station at exactly three o'clock.
These shoes are just right for me.
just in time; conveniently; fortunately
Covers the favorable-timing use, where something happens at just the right moment or turns out conveniently.
Good timing; there's something I want to ask you.
The bus came just at the right time, so I got on without waiting.
Used before comparison or resemblance patterns such as ように, みたいに, or かのように to mean that something is just like something else.
She acted just as if she knew nothing.
Outside, it is rough just like a typhoon has come.
Usage patterns
- ちょうど〈数〉exactly [an amount or number]
It's exactly noon now.
- 〈物〉がちょうどいいsomething is just right (in size, fit, or amount)
This size is just right.
- ちょうどその時right at that moment
Right at that moment, the phone rang.
- ちょうど〈事〉のようにjust like ~; as if ~
He laughed just like a child.
- ちょうど良かったwhat good timing; that's fortunate
What good timing—I was just about to leave.