Frequency rank: 11,967. – 11,993.
adverb taking the 'to' particle
chattering (teeth)onomatopoeic or mimetic word adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
(frozen, worried) stiffonomatopoeic or mimetic word adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; overly seriousonomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb (fukushi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pauseonomatopoeic or mimetic word Forms
ガチガチ Frequency rank: 11,967. – 11,993. がちがち Frequency rank: 35,298. – 35,665. Generated definitions
chattering (teeth) This meaning describes the action of teeth making noise due to being cold or in a state of fear.
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He was chattering his teeth from the cold.
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Her teeth were chattering in the cold wind.
(frozen, worried) stiff This usage conveys a state of being frozen or stiff, often due to fear, tension, or cold conditions.
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He was so nervous that his body became stiff.
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When she heard the news, she froze stiff.
rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; overly serious This meaning refers to someone who is not open-minded, often strict in their views or behavior.
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His thinking is rigid, and he never accepts new ideas.
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He has such a stiff personality that he can't tell a joke.
voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause This usage describes an intense approach or capacity for work or study, indicating someone who is always engaged and consuming knowledge or tasks rapidly.
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He is studying voraciously, reading textbooks for hours every day.
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That student is working without pause and has no time to rest.
Generated collocations
to become stiff stiff body to be extremely tense rigid thinking inflexible personality voracious work to pack tightly without slack rigid schedule overly serious attitude to be frozen stiff
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