カチカチ

See also: かちかち and がちがち

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of カチカチ – see the following entry.

【かちかち】 [adjective] (onomatopoeia) (frozen) solid, stiff [adjective] (onomatopoeia) stiff from fright, petrified [adjective] (onomatopoeia) inflexible, unaccommodating [adverb] (onomatopoeia) clatter [adverb] (onomatopoeia) tick-tock, click clack

(This term, カチカチ (kachikachi), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)