Meanings
The appearance of being sturdy and unyielding in physique, structure, and combination of things.
Examples
・Since he started playing rugby, he has become stocky (well-built).
ラグビーをやりはじめてからがっしりした体つきになってきた。
・Stiffly combined latticework
がっしりと組み合わされた格子
Dogmatic Opinion
In the case of physique, bodybuilders are not “Gasshiri”.
In boxing, the body of a medium-heavyweight athlete around the welter-middleweight class.
The focus is not on apparent muscle mass, but on inner bone mass.
Proximate Expression
stocky
sturdy
solid
strong/tough constitution/structure
