ザクザク

ざくざく

adverb, onomatopoeia

crunchy; in abundance

1. crunchily, with a rough crunch

The sound or sensation of cutting, chopping, or biting into something with a coarse, satisfying crunch.

To chop cabbage roughly.

To walk crunchily on the snow.

I like cookies with a crunchy texture.

2. in large amounts, in abundance

Describes something existing or being produced in large, plentiful quantities.

ポイントがザクザク貯(た)まる。

Points accumulate in heaps.

ザクザク稼(かせ)ぐ。

To rake in money.

It's the season when vegetables can be harvested in abundance from the field.

サクサク: lighter, crisper crunch (thin cookies, pastry); also means "smoothly" for work
ザクザク: heavier, coarser crunch (thick cuts, gravel, snow)

The voiced ザ vs unvoiced サ reflects the weight of the sound — ザクザク implies something rougher and heavier than サクサク.

Sense 1 is commonly used for chopping vegetables into rough chunks, walking on gravel or snow, and describing the texture of certain foods.

Sense 2 often appears in advertising and casual speech to emphasize abundance, especially with money or rewards.

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Added 2026.2.12 4:15 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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