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. after もの
Pitch accent
Top 2700
Used in vocabulary (38 in total)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
frequent; common; usual
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
apt to think; tend to think
everybody for himself; everyone for themselves
apt to do; liable to do; tend to do; prone to do
mainly cloudy; tending to be cloudy
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
everybody for himself; everyone for themselves
frequent; common; usual
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
neglectfulness
neglectfulness
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
apt to think; tend to think
winning by an ippon; winning by a point
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
great victory; big win; huge profit; killing
hard-fought win; winning through perseverance
winning after defeat seems certain; coming from behind to win
winning a decision
straight-sets victory; straight-set win
mainly cloudy; tending to be cloudy
decisive win; winning hands down
decisive win; winning hands down
winning by judges' decision (in judo)
victory due to the opponent's foul
winning accidentally
using more kana than characters
complete victory; clean record
"winner" of a meal paid for by dutch treat (i.e. the person who eats the most)
prone to crying
mixed cursive-style man'yōgana and hiragana writing
Examples (36 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.