“Firmly” in Japanese
Short answer
Firmly in Japanese is “確り” (shikkari). Full meaning: tightly (holding on), firmly, securely; strongly (built), solidly, sturdily, steadily; properly, well, sufficiently, hard (working, etc.), fully, completely.
Other ways to say “Firmly” in Japanese
がっしり
gasshiri firmly, solidly, sturdily, strongly, toughly
断然
danzen firmly, flatly, resolutely, decisively, absolutely, definitely; definitely (wrong, different, etc.), absolutely; by far, far and away, by a long shot, hands down
すぽん
supon snugly (into hole, container, etc.), tightly (fitting, covering), firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement), with a plop, (fall) straight
がっぷり
gappuri firmly (grasped), latched onto, locked onto
バシバシ
bashibashi violently, without holding anything back; firmly, resolutely
ダンゼン
danzen firmly, flatly, resolutely, decisively, absolutely, definitely; definitely (wrong, different, etc.), absolutely; by far, far and away, by a long shot, hands down
だんぜん
danzen firmly, flatly, resolutely, decisively, absolutely, definitely; definitely (wrong, different, etc.), absolutely; by far, far and away, by a long shot, hands down
ガシッと
gashitto firmly, solidly, heartily
牢として
routoshite firmly, strongly
雁字搦みに
ganjigaramini (bind) firmly
犇と
hishito tightly, firmly, fast; sharply, keenly
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