How to say clap in Japanese

ちょんchon・チョンCHON

~と adverb / noun:

clap (sound of wooden clappers) - onomatopoeia ➜ ちょんちょん
chop vigorously ➜ ちょん切る
slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting) ➜ ちょんちょん
the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers ➜ ちょんになる

noun:

dot (esp. typographical) ➜ ちょんちょん

Example Sentences

彼らkarera はha わたしたちwatashitachi にni 拍手hakushu をwo しませんでしたshimasendeshita。: They did not clap for us.
突然のtotsuzenno おおきなookina 雷鳴raimei がga 聞こえたkikoeta。: Suddenly I heard a loud clap of thunder.
我々wareware はha そのsono 演奏者ensousha にni 拍手hakushu をwo おくったokutta。: We gave the performer a clap.

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