がち (gachi)

Meaning

  1. artistry
  2. good taste
  3. elegance

All JLPT 3 grammar : 雅致(がち, gachi), artistry; good taste; elegance; grace, [Noun]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
どこかへ逃避行したい。蒸し暑い夏はそんな気分になりがち。I want to disappear somewhere! I tend to feel like that in sultry summers.
凉子さんがちんまりとした顔をしている。Ryoko has a cute little face.
「見た目は悪くないがちょっと軽薄そう」な外見とは裏腹に、彼女はいないし、女性に手が早いワケでもない。In contrast to his “not bad looks but seems a bit of a dandy” appearance, he didn’t have a girlfriend and he wasn’t particularly fast with the ladies.
話し方がちょっと速すぎて私には分かりません。もう少しゆっくり話していただけませんか。You’re speaking a little too fast for me. Would you speak a little more slowly?

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
蒸し暑いmushiatsuihumid; sultry
逃避touhiescape; evasion; flight
bunpart, segment, share
kispirit, mind, heart
気分kibunfeeling, mood
そんなsonnasuch
どこdokowhere
natsusummer
kaoface, look
外見gaikenoutward appearance
haraabdomen, stomach
seigender
女性joseiwoman, female
彼女kanojoshe, her
urareverse side, rear, back
ちょっとchottoa little
早いhayaiearly
meeye, eyeball
tehand
houdirection, way, side
hanashitalk, speech, chat
少しsukoshismall quantity, little
watashiI, me
ゆっくりyukkurislowly, at ease

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
キ,ケいきspirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
コウ,ギョウ,アンい.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.きgoing, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
カ,ガ,ゲなつsummer
トウに.げる, に.がす, のが.すescape, flee, evade
シ,ス,ツこ, -こ, ねchild, sign of the rat
ガンかおface, expression
ガイ,ゲそと, ほか, はず.すoutside
ジョ,ニョ,ニョウおんな, めwoman, female
ケンみ.る, み.える, み.せるsee, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
アク,オわる.い, わる-, あ.しbad, evil
モク,ボクめ, -め, ま-eye, look
シュ,ズて, て-, -てhand
ソウ,サッはや.い, はや, はや-early, fast
フクはらabdomen, belly
かれ, かの, か.のhe, that, the
セイ,ショウさがsex, gender, nature
はな.す, はなしtale, talk
ホウかた, -かた, -がたdirection
わたくし, わたしprivate, me
ショウすく.ない, すこ.しfew, little
ソクはや.い, はや-, はや.めるquick, fast

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