Vocab Info

N1 と-adverb, な-adjective, の-adjective, Adverb

がちがちchattering (teeth), (frozen, worried) stiff, rigid (personality, thinking, etc.), inflexible, overly serious, voracious (e.g. work, study), without slack or pause

    Dictionary Definition

    1. と-adverb

      1. 1.

        chattering (teeth)

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. な-adjective

      1. 2.

        (frozen, worried) stiff

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

      1. 3.

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

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    4. Adverb, の-adjective

      1. 4.

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

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    All Forms

    ガチガチがちがち

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      (さむ)くて()ガチガチ(ふる)えています。

      It's so cold that my teeth are chattering.

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      がちがち勉強(べんきょう)したので志望校(しぼうこう)()かりました。

      I voraciously, so I got into my first-choice school.

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      ゼラチンを()れすぎたらゼリーがガチガチ(かた)まった。

      I added too much gelatin, and the jelly set stiff.

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      道路(どうろ)表面(ひょうめん)(こおり)がちがちだから(すべ)らないように()をつけねば…。

      The road is frozen solid with ice, so I need to be careful not to slip.

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      ガチガチ(かた)かった(いも)が、電子(でんし)レンジで十分(じゅっぷん)にしてホクホクになりました。

      The potato was rock hard, but after a few minutes in the microwave it turned nice and fluffy.

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