カチカチ

kachikachi

To-Adverb

1. ticktock

Onomatopoeia

To-Adverb

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

Onomatopoeia

na-Adjective

no-Adjective

3. dry and hard; (frozen) stiff

Onomatopoeia

洗面せんめん器きの水みずがかちかちに凍こうった。

semmenkino mizuga kachikachini kōtta.

The water in the basin has frozen solid.

na-Adjective

no-Adjective

4. hidebound; die-hard; stubborn; obstinate; bigoted

Onomatopoeia

彼かれはコチコチの会社かいしゃ人間にんげんだから。

karewa kochikochino kaishaningendakara.

He's just a diehard company man.

na-Adjective

no-Adjective

5. scared stiff; tense; nervous; frightened

Onomatopoeia

Other forms:

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19 Variants Available

Essential 7 items

カチカチじゃない

kachikachijanai

The negative form

1. Not clicky.; Not rigid.

★ Common

Adjective

#736741

カチカチじゃなかった

kachikachijanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't clicky.; Wasn't rigid.

★ Common

Adjective

#1304351

カチカチだ

kachikachida

The plain form used to end a sentence

1. Clicking sounds; It's rigid/stiff.

★ Common

Adjective

#202804

カチカチだった

kachikachidatta

The past form

1. Was clicky; Was rigid

★ Common

Adjective

#423761

カチカチで

kachikachide

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. Clicking/clacking; Stiff/rigid

★ Common

Adjective

#239374

カチカチな

kachikachina

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Hard; Stiff

★ Common

Adjective

#217418

カチカチに

kachikachini

Adverbial form: modifies a verb/adjective

1. Stiffly; Tightly

★ Common

Adjective

#129560

Common 8 items

カチカチじゃありません

kachikachijārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It's not clicky.; It's not rigid.

★ Common

Adjective

#1304351

カチカチじゃありませんでした

kachikachijārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't clicky.; Wasn't rigid.

★ Common

Adjective

#1304351

カチカチじゃないです

kachikachijanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not clicky.; It's not rigid.

★ Common

Adjective

#891582

カチカチじゃなかったです

kachikachijanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't clicky.; Wasn't rigid.

★ Common

Adjective

#1304351

カチカチでした

kachikachideshita

The polite past form

1. Was clicky.; Was ticking.

★ Common

Adjective

#513285

カチカチです

kachikachidesu

The polite form

1. Clicking sounds.; Stiff.

★ Common

Adjective

#292350

カチカチではありません

kachikachidewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not clicky.; Not rigid.

★ Common

Adjective

#847782

カチカチではありませんでした

kachikachidewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not click-clack.; Was not rigid.

★ Common

Adjective

#1304351

Advanced 4 items

カチカチだったら

kachikachidattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when clicking/clacking; If it's clicking/clacking

★ Common

Adjective

#1000567

カチカチだろう

kachikachidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably certain.; Probably fixed.

★ Common

Adjective

#606282

カチカチであれば

kachikachideareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when it clicks; If/when it locks/ratchets

★ Common

Adjective

#1000567

カチカチなら

kachikachinara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when clicking; If/when making clicking sounds

★ Common

Adjective

#765310

カチカチ

kachikachi

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19 Variants Available