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
Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
1.
chattering (teeth)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordNa-adjective (keiyodoshi)
2.
(frozen, worried) stiff
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordNa-adjective (keiyodoshi), No-adjective
3.
rigid (personality, thinking, etc.), inflexible, overly serious
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, 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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寒くて歯がガチガチと震えています。
It's so cold that my teeth are chattering.
がちがち勉強したので志望校に受かりました。
I voraciously, so I got into my first-choice school.
ゼラチンを入れすぎたらゼリーがガチガチに固まった。
I added too much gelatin, and the jelly set stiff.
道路の表面が氷でがちがちだから滑らないように気をつけねば…。
The road is frozen solid with ice, so I need to be careful not to slip.
ガチガチに硬かった芋が、電子レンジで十分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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