ガチ

See also: がち

Japanese

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): [ɡa̠t͡ɕi]

Adjective

ガチ or がち • (gachi) -na (adnominal ガチな (gachi na na), adverbial ガチに (gachi ni ni))

serious, real, sincere
ガチな喧(けん)嘩(か)を始(はじ)めた。
Gachi na kenka o hajimeta.
(They) started a serious fight.

Usage notes

Also encountered with the particle の (no) instead of な (na).

ガチの勝(しょう)負(ぶ)
gachi no shōbu
a serious match

Often written in katakana in modern usage.

See also

がちがち (gachigachi, “clattering; stiff”)

References

Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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