Illustration: At a home entrance, a grandmother crouches to the height of her preschool grandchild and opens her arms in a warmly familiar greeting. Her mouth is open as she calls to the child, with soft eyes and an affectionate smile.

ちゃん

chan

affectionate name suffix

Used familiarly with names and words for children or pets. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

子猫こねこちゃん、かわいい。
Kittens are cute.
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ワンちゃん、病気びょうきみたい。
The dog looks sick.
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このワンちゃん、泳およげるの？
Can this dog swim?
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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