がちがち

See also: かちかち and カチカチ

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) がちがち [gàchígáchí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠t͡ɕiɡa̠t͡ɕi]

Adverb

がちがち or ガチガチ • (gachigachi) 

  1. (onomatopoeia) clattering, chattering (as of teeth)
    歯(は)がガチガチ鳴(な)っている。
    Ha ga gachigachi natte-iru.
    Her teeth are chattering.

Adnominal

がちがち or ガチガチ • (gachigachi) 

  1. hard, stiff, rigid
    ガチガチに緊(きん)張(ちょう)している。
    Gachigachi ni kinchō shite-iru.
    He is stiff from tension.
  2. inflexible, stubborn, rigid
    ガチガチの縦(たて)社(しゃ)会(かい)
    gachigachi no tate shakai
    a rigidly hierarchical society
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