どっさり

Alternative writings: ドッサリ
Frequency:
1

In great quantities; heaps; lots — an emphatic mimetic word for having a large amount of something.

AdverbAdverb Taking 'と'Noun Taking 'の'Onomatopoeic or Mimetic Word

Examples

市場で野菜をどっさり買って帰った。

I bought a ton of vegetables at the market and took them home.

彼は会議用の資料をどっさり持ってきた。

He brought a large stack of documents for the meeting.

お土産をどっさりもらって嬉しかった。

I was happy to receive so many souvenirs.

注文が来て、仕事がどっさり増えた。

Orders came in and my workload increased a lot.

2

With a heavy thud — mimetic of something dropping or being placed down with a solid, heavy sound.

AdverbAdverb Taking 'と'Onomatopoeic or Mimetic Word

Examples

彼は箱をどっさり床に置いた。

He placed the box on the floor with a heavy thud.

本をテーブルにどっさり積んだ。

He piled the books on the table with a thud.