がち
Meanings
Suffix
Usually written in kana
1. apt to (do); liable to; prone to; inclined to; tend to
after a noun or -masu stem of verb; describes a negative tendency
2. predominantly; mostly; having lots of
3. ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize; ... wins
usu. as ...もの〜
Pitch accent
が
ち
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Used in vocabulary (46 in total)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
common; frequent
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
apt to think; tend to think
scrambling; falling over each other; striving to be first
disjointed; frequently interrupted; in fits and starts
apt to do; liable to do; tend to do; prone to do
disjointed; frequently interrupted; in fits and starts
mainly cloudy; tending to be cloudy
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
scrambling; falling over each other; striving to be first
common; frequent
neglectfulness
neglectfulness
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
apt to think; tend to think
winning by an ippon; winning by a point
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
great victory; big win; huge profit; killing
the person who speaks up wins; the one who states their opinion first has the advantage
comeback victory; comeback
hard-fought win; winning through perseverance
winning by decision (in combat sports); winning on points
straight-sets victory; straight-set win
mainly cloudy; tending to be cloudy
decisive win; winning hands down
winning by judges' decision (in judo)
victory due to the opponent's foul
winning accidentally
(tendency of being) unrealistic; fanciful; rosy-eyed; dreamy
victory through good strategy; winning by outmaneuvering one's opponent; tactical victory
(tendency of being) unrealistic; fanciful; rosy-eyed; dreamy
complete victory; clean record
"winner" of a meal paid for by splitting the bill (i.e. the person who ate the most)
(tendency of being) unrealistic; fanciful; rosy-eyed; dreamy
last-write-wins
first-write-wins
victory through good strategy; winning by outmaneuvering one's opponent; tactical victory
prone to crying
mixed cursive-style man'yōgana and hiragana writing
Examples (35 in total)
Young people are apt to go to extremes.
He is apt to forget his promise.
Old people are inclined to look back on the past.