ガチ
See also: がち
Japanese edit
Etymology edit
Shortening and sense shift from ガチンコ (gachinko, “a serious match, not a thrown or arranged match”, in reference to sumo).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ガチ or がち • (gachi) -na (adnominal ガチな (gachi na na), adverbial ガチに (gachi ni ni))
Usage notes edit
Also encountered with the particle の (no) instead of な (na).
Often written in katakana in modern usage.
See also edit
- がちがち (gachigachi, “clattering; stiff”)
References edit
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN