じゃかじゃか

じゃかじゃか

Japanese

Alternative forms

• じゃんじゃか (janjaka)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じゃ​かじゃか [jáꜜkàjàkà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑa̠ka̠ʑa̠ka̠]

Adverb

じゃかじゃか (katakana ジャカジャカ, rōmaji jakajaka)

1. Onomatopoeia for noisily playing an instrument.

   アコギでじゃかじゃかやる

   akogi de jakajaka yaru

   to play noisily on an acoustic guitar

2. Onomatopoeia for something happening vigorously.

   じゃかじゃかポイントを貯 (た)める

   jakajaka pointo o tameru

   to accumulate points at a brisk pace

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN