どかどか

どかどか
adverb, onomatopoeia
stomping heavily; barging in noisily
descriptive
1. with heavy footsteps; stomping noisily
Describes the sound or manner of heavy, repeated footsteps, or of a group of people or things moving into a space noisily all at once.
どかどか(ある)
To walk with heavy stomping steps.
The children came barging noisily into the house.
The sound of someone stomping down the stairs told me someone was in a hurry.

A mimetic word (擬音語(ぎおんご)) conveying heavy, noisy movement — typically of people with heavy footsteps or a crowd barging in. The voiced consonants reinforce the heavy, blunt quality.

Common patterns

Similar words

  • ドスドス: heavier, more forceful footsteps
  • ドタドタ: loud, clumsy running or footsteps
  • ぞろぞろ: filing in (a group moving in a line, less noisy)