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
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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. {chattering (teeth), (frozen, worried) stiff, rigid (personality, thinking, etc.), inflexible, overly serious, voracious (e.g. work, study), without slack or pause}
がちがち勉強したので志望校に受かりました。
I studied voraciously, so I was accepted into my desired school. {chattering (teeth), (frozen, worried) stiff, rigid (personality, thinking, etc.), inflexible, overly serious, voracious (e.g. work, study), without slack or pause}
ゼラチンを入れすぎたらゼリーがガチガチに固まった。
If you put too much gelatin, the jelly will become frozen stiff. {chattering (teeth), (frozen, worried) stiff, rigid (personality, thinking, etc.), inflexible, overly serious, voracious (e.g. work, study), without slack or pause}
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 surface is frozen stiff with ice, so I must be careful not to slip... {chattering (teeth), (frozen, worried) stiff, rigid (personality, thinking, etc.), inflexible, overly serious, voracious (e.g. work, study), without slack or pause}
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 that was frozen stiff became fluffy after being sufficiently heated in the microwave. {chattering (teeth), (frozen, worried) stiff, rigid (personality, thinking, etc.), inflexible, overly serious, voracious (e.g. work, study), without slack or pause}
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