ガチガチ

Japanese

Adverb

ガチガチ (hiragana がちがち, rōmaji gachigachi)

  1. (onomatopoeia) clattering, chattering (as of teeth)
    歯 (は)がガチガチ鳴 (な)っている。
    Ha ga gachigachi natte-iru.
    Her teeth are chattering.

Adnominal

ガチガチ (hiragana がちがち, rōmaji gachigachi)

  1. hard, stiff, rigid
    ガチガチに緊 (きん)張 (ちょう)している。
    Gachigachi ni kinchō shite-iru.
    He is stiff from tension.
  2. inflexible, stubborn, rigid
    ガチガチの縦社会 (たてしゃかい)
    gachigachi no tate shakai
    rigidly hierarchical society
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