〜がち

gachi

tend to; be prone to; often

Formation

Verb-stem / Noun + がち

Chinese meanings

容易……；往往……

Chinese formation

动词ます形去ます／名词＋がち

Chinese usage

表示经常出现某种倾向，通常是不理想的情况。

Chinese notes

与表示轻微状态的〜気味不同。

Examples

Furigana

冬ふゆになると、つい家いえにこもりがちになる。
When winter comes, I tend to stay cooped up at home.
一到冬天就容易待在家里不出门。
娘むすめは小ちいさいころ病びょう気きがちだったが、今いまはとても元げん気きだ。
My daughter was often sick when she was little, but now she's very healthy.
女儿小时候常生病，现在很健康。
一ひと人り暮ぐらしだと、野や菜さいが不ふ足そくしがちです。
When you live alone, you tend not to get enough vegetables.
一个人生活容易摄入蔬菜不足。

Notes

A frequent tendency toward something undesirable. Compare 〜やすい (easily happens, can be neutral) and 〜気味 (a slight sign of a condition now).

#tendency

Related N3 grammar

〜ものだ〜ことにしている〜一方だ〜っぽい〜たびに〜てばかりいる〜気味

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('gachi');

{
  "id": "gachi",
  "pattern": "〜がち",
  "romaji": "gachi",
  "level": "N3",
  "meaning": "tend to; be prone to; often",
  "formation": "Verb-stem / Noun + がち",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "冬になると、つい家にこもりがちになる。",
      "furigana": "{冬|ふゆ}になると、つい{家|いえ}にこもりがちになる。",
      "en": "When winter comes, I tend to stay cooped up at home."
    },
    {
      "ja": "娘は小さいころ病気がちだったが、今はとても元気だ。",
      "furigana": "{娘|むすめ}は{小|ちい}さいころ{病気|びょうき}がちだったが、{今|いま}はとても{元気|げんき}だ。",
      "en": "My daughter was often sick when she was little, but now she's very healthy."
    },
    {
      "ja": "一人暮らしだと、野菜が不足しがちです。",
      "furigana": "{一人暮|ひとりぐ}らしだと、{野菜|やさい}が{不足|ふそく}しがちです。",
      "en": "When you live alone, you tend not to get enough vegetables."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "tendency"
  ],
  "notes": "A frequent tendency toward something undesirable. Compare 〜やすい (easily happens, can be neutral) and 〜気味 (a slight sign of a condition now).",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "c2cb093e53a907bb338619da020040067943b5cd0647800a5016f84602b72d4e",
    "meanings": [
      "容易……",
      "往往……"
    ],
    "formation": "动词ます形去ます／名词＋がち",
    "explanation": "表示经常出现某种倾向，通常是不理想的情况。",
    "notes": "与表示轻微状态的〜気味不同。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "冬になると、つい家にこもりがちになる。",
        "zh": "一到冬天就容易待在家里不出门。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "娘は小さいころ病気がちだったが、今はとても元気だ。",
        "zh": "女儿小时候常生病，现在很健康。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "一人暮らしだと、野菜が不足しがちです。",
        "zh": "一个人生活容易摄入蔬菜不足。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n3.json#gachi",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "d85c519fe2f0dda0c0d342b3c59d9631f1b9e580a6baddfaf8754e02a61c31e6"
  }
}