Vocab Info

N1 Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), No-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. Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      1.

      chattering (teeth)

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      2.

      (frozen, worried) stiff

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), No-adjective

      3.

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

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    4. Adverb, No-adjective

      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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