ガチ

See also: がち

Japanese

Etymology

Shortening and sense shift from ガチンコ (gachinko, “a serious match, not a thrown or arranged match”, in reference to sumo).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠t͡ɕi]

Adjective

ガチ or がち • (gachi) -na (adnominal ガチな (gachi na), adverbial ガチに (gachi ni))

  1. serious, real, sincere
    ガチな喧(けん)嘩(か)を始(はじ)めた。
    Gachi na kenka o hajimeta.
    (They) started a serious fight.

Usage notes

Also encountered with the particle の (no) instead of な (na).

Often written in katakana in modern usage.

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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