カチカチ

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.)