CHOKKO-RI ちょっこり
Meanings
The appearance of one small object separated from the others.
Examples
・When I went to the classroom in the morning, I saw a strange girl sitting on a chair. She seemed to be a transfer student.
朝、教室に行くと、見知らぬ子がちょっこりと椅子に座っていた。転校生のようだ。
・We were poor, so the birthday cake had only a tiny piece of strawberry on it.
貧しかったので、誕生日ケーキにはイチゴが一粒ちょっこりと乗っているだけだった。
Dogmatic Opinion
The connection with the word “sit” is strong.
It’s like being alone and tense and shrinking, even though there is no one sitting around you.
It could mean “a little bit,” as in “Chokotto”, The image is more like a dot on a deserted area than a small quantity.
