がちがち

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Kana: がちがち

Romaji: gachigachi

Definitions

adv-to

1

chattering (teeth)

Note: onomatopoeic or mimetic word

adj-na

2

(frozen, worried) stiff

Note: onomatopoeic or mimetic word

adj-na

adj-no

3

rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; overly serious

Note: onomatopoeic or mimetic word

adv

adj-no

4

voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

Note: onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Example Sentences

寒(さむ)くて歯(は)がガチガチ鳴(な)った。

➥My teeth chattered with cold.

赤木(あかぎ)キャプテンは練習中(れんしゅうちゅう)に足(あし)を捻挫(ねんざ)したので、試合(しあい)前(まえ)にテーピングでガチガチに固(かた)めた。

➥Akagi sprained an ankle during practice so before the game he taped it up until it was stiff as a board.