一寸 (Chotto) is a Japanese adverb meaning “a little, a bit, slightly, just a minute”.
Meanings
- adverba little; a bit; slightly
- adverbjust a minute; for a moment; briefly
- adverbsomewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite
- adverb(not) easily; (not) readilybefore a verb in negative form
- interjectionhey!; come on; excuse me
- expressionthanks, but no; not feasible; not possible
Examples
ちょっと、そこのきみ！
Hey, you there!
話がちょっと途切れた。
There was a momentary pause in the talk.
彼はちょっと顔色が悪い。
He looks kind of pale.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).