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

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    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. {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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      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 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}

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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。

      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}

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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 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}

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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 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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