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
と-adverb, Adverb
1.
ticktock
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word2.
chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock), knocking, clicking, clacking, clattering
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
の-adjective, な-adjective
3.
dry and hard, (frozen) stiff
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word4.
hidebound, die-hard, stubborn, obstinate, bigoted
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word5.
scared stiff, tense, nervous, frightened
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
All Forms
カチカチ、コチコチ、カチコチ
Details
Audio
Novels Top 19,000
Examples
--:--
- N1
- N1
- N1
- N1
- N1
Get more example sentences!
Premium users get access to all example sentences on all Vocab.
緊張のせいで全身がカチカチです。
Due to nervousness, my whole body is stiff.
冷凍庫の中で炊いたご飯がかちかちに凍っている。
The cooked rice in the freezer is frozen solid.
時計のカチカチという音が気になってなかなか眠れません。
The ticking sound of the clock bothers me and I can't easily fall asleep.
監督:「ほとんどの役者が初舞台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.'
カチカチになった餅に水滴を少し垂らして温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.
Self-Study Sentences
Study your own way!
Add sentences and study them alongside Bunpro sentences.