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カチカチ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word カチカチ

チコチ
カチコチ
Onomatopoeic
Freq #14999
1

Adverb taking the 'to' particle; Adverb (fukushi)

ticktock

2

Adverb taking the 'to' particle; Adverb (fukushi)

chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; clicking; clacking; clattering

3

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

dry and hard; (frozen) stiff

Examples
洗面器の水がかちかちに凍った。
The water in the basin has frozen solid.
4

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

hidebound; die-hard; stubborn; obstinate; bigoted

Examples
彼はコチコチの会社人間だから。
He's just a diehard company man.
5

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

scared stiff; tense; nervous; frightened

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