"ザクザク" meaning in Japanese

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Adverb

Forms: ザクザク [canonical], ざくざく [canonical], zakuzaku [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|ざくざく}} ザクザク or ざくざく • (zakuzaku)
  1. (of foods) with a crunch, with a stronger nuance than さくさく (sakusaku)
    Sense id: en-ザクザク-ja-adv-iWcPZrIb Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes, Japanese katakana, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 36 37 27 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 43 30 27 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 38 26 36 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 36 25 39
  2. jingling of many coins or the crunch of gravel
    Sense id: en-ザクザク-ja-adv-wItK4lqO Categories (other): Japanese katakana, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 36 37 27 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 38 26 36 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 36 25 39
  3. thickly cutting meat or vegetables
    Sense id: en-ザクザク-ja-adv-EtUnPFwn Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese katakana, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese onomatopoeias, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 34 23 43 Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 36 37 27 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 38 26 36 Disambiguation of Japanese onomatopoeias: 15 14 70 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 36 25 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 8 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 7 83
     
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          "english": "When you bite into the moist, buttery sable dough, the walnuts make a crunching sound and the exquisite bitter taste of the homemade caramel lingers in your mouth.",
          "ref": "2025 July 26, “手仕事が生む濃厚な味”, in 中日新聞（市民版） [Chunichi Shimbun (citizen's edition)], morning edition, number 29685, page 24:",
          "roman": "Batā ga kaoru shittorime no sabure kiji ni ha o ireru to, kurumi ga “zakuzaku” to oto o tate, jikasei kyarameru no zetsumyō na horonigasa ga yoin o nokosu.",
          "text": "バターが香るしっとりめのサブレ生地に歯を入れると、クルミが「ザクザク」と音を立て、自家製キャラメルの絶妙なほろ苦さが余韻を残す。",
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