KACCHI-RI かっちり
Meanings
① The state in which hard objects are in contact with each other without gaps or looseness, or are tightened.
② A small, light, bright sound made by a small, solid object lightly bumping into each other.
Examples
① The hard-working lawyers always look formidable in their tight-fitting suits.
やり手の弁護士はいつも、かっちりしたスーツを着て、隙がない。
① Snap the dry cell battery into the device.
乾電池を装置にかっちりとはめる。
① He sets his hair tight with hairspray.
ヘアスプレーで髪型をかっちりセットする。
② Press the lever until it clicks.
かっちりと音がするまで、レバーを押してください。
Dogmatic Opinion
A solid image.
It seems hard enough that you can almost hear a “click（Kachi).”
The space (clothing, container, etc.) that accepts it and the object (body or object) that enters it are just the right size.
If a balloon is filled with water, it is not called “Kacchiri”.
Even when the hair is set “Kacchiri”, it seems to conform to an invisible form of “desirable hairstyle”.
Proximate Expression
click
snap
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