どっさり

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JLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Describes a large amount or quantity, often with a sense of abundance or excess. Used adverbially, frequently with と.

Mimics the sound or sensation of something heavy falling or being placed down heavily. Often used with と. Related to どさり.

〈物もの〉がどっさりあるthere is a huge amount of something
冷れい蔵ぞう庫こに果物くだものがどっさりある。
There's a huge amount of fruit in the fridge.
どっさりと落おちるto fall with a heavy thud
雪ゆきが屋や根ねからどっさりと落おちた。
The snow fell from the roof with a heavy thud.
〈物もの〉をどっさり買かうto buy a large amount of something
セールで洋よう服ふくをどっさり買かった。
I bought a ton of clothes at the sale.
〈物もの〉をどっさりと積つむto pile something up in a large heap
トラックに荷に物もつをどっさりと積つんだ。
We piled a huge load of cargo onto the truck.
〈物もの〉がどっさり届とどくfor a large amount of something to arrive
注ちゅう文もんした本ほんがどっさり届とどいた。
The books I ordered arrived in a huge stack.

たくさんN5sense 1
たくさん is the neutral, everyday word for 'a lot', while どっさり is more casual and vivid, evoking a tangible, heaped-up abundance.
山やまほど sense 1
山ほど literally compares the amount to a mountain and is used for overwhelming quantities, while どっさり is a softer, more common way to say 'a heap of'.
一いっ杯ぱいN5sense 1
いっぱい stresses that a container or space is full, whereas どっさり focuses on the sheer bulk or weight of the amount itself.

どさり sense 2
どさり describes a single heavy thud of something falling, while どっさり emphasizes a larger quantity or a heavier, more emphatic thud, and also means 'a lot' in its other sense.

どっさりUsage95%
Hiragana spelling; the most common written form for this mimetic word.
ドッサリUsage5%
Katakana spelling, often used for emphasis or in informal writing.

Onomatopoeic or mimetic word; the exact derivation is uncertain, but it likely imitates a heavy, abundant sound or sensation.