Vocab Info

A1 と-adverb, Adverb, の-adjective, な-adjective

かちかちticktock, chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock), knocking, clicking, clacking, clattering, dry and hard, (frozen) stiff, hidebound, die-hard, stubborn, obstinate, bigoted, scared stiff, tense, nervous, frightened

    Dictionary Definition

    1. と-adverb, Adverb

      1. 1.

        ticktock

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      2. 2.

        chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock), knocking, clicking, clacking, clattering

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. の-adjective, な-adjective

      1. 3.

        dry and hard, (frozen) stiff

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      2. 4.

        hidebound, die-hard, stubborn, obstinate, bigoted

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      3. 5.

        scared stiff, tense, nervous, frightened

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    All Forms

    カチカチコチコチカチコチ

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      緊張(きんちょう)のせいで全身(ぜんしん)カチカチです。

      Due to nervousness, my whole body is stiff.

      • N1

      冷凍庫(れいとうこ)(なか)()いたご(はん)かちかち(こお)っている。

      The cooked rice in the freezer is frozen solid.

      • N1

      時計(とけい)カチカチという(おと)()になってなかなか(ねむ)れません。

      The ticking sound of the clock bothers me and I can't easily fall asleep.

      • N1

      監督(かんとく):「ほとんどの役者(やくしゃ)(はつ)舞台(ぶたい)ではかちかちになってしまうんだ。」

      Director: 'Most actors end up being nervous in their debut.'

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      カチカチになった(もち)水滴(すいてき)(すこ)()らして(あたた)めたらモチモチになりました。

      After I sprinkled a few drops of water on the mochi that had become dry and hard, and then heated it, it became soft and chewy.

      • N1
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