カチコチ
Meanings
Adverb taking と
Adverb
1. ticktock (Onomatopoeia)
2. chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; clicking; clacking; clattering (Onomatopoeia)
No-adjective
Na-adjective
3. dry and hard; (frozen) stiff (Onomatopoeia)
4. hidebound; die-hard; stubborn; obstinate; bigoted (Onomatopoeia)
5. scared stiff; tense; nervous; frightened (Onomatopoeia)
Other readings
Examples13
彼
He's just a diehard company man.
洗面器
The water in the basin has frozen solid.
肩
My shoulders are stiff.
フロント
There was ice on my windshield.
聞こえる
The only sound to be heard was the ticking of the clock.
カチカチ
It's frozen solid.