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 crunch along through 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.

Sense 1: rough chopping (キャベツをザクザク切(き)る), walking on gravel, frost or crusted snow, and a coarse, crunchy texture.
Sense 2: plenty coming in — money, points, treasure. Common in advertising (ポイントがザクザク貯(た)まる).

サクサク: a lighter, crisper crunch (thin cookies, pastry); also "smoothly" for work that goes well. The voiced ザ makes ザクザク heavier and coarser.

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Added 2026.2.12 4:15 · Revised 2026.10.12 22:28

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