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Meanings

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle

sound of many footsteps; in a crowd; noisily

onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Describes a group of people entering or moving noisily, often with a sense of bustling or swarming. Commonly used with と and verbs like 入る, 来る, 押し寄せる.

観かん光こう客きゃくがどやどやとバスから降おりてきた。
Tourists came noisily off the bus in a crowd.
休やすみ時じ間かんになると、生せい徒とたちはどやどやと教きょう室しつを出でていった。
When break time came, the students noisily left the classroom in a group.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉がどやどやと入はいるa group of people to come noisily crowding in
授じゅ業ぎょうが終おわると、生せい徒とたちがどやどやと教きょう室しつに入はいってきた。
When class ended, the students came crowding noisily into the room.
〈人ひと〉がどやどやと押おし寄よせるa crowd to come surging in noisily
コンサートが終おわると、ファンがどやどやと出で口ぐちに押おし寄よせた。
When the concert ended, fans came surging noisily toward the exit.
どやどやと出でて行いくa group to noisily file out
会かい議ぎが終おわると、みんなどやどやと会かい議ぎ室しつから出でて行いった。
When the meeting ended, everyone filed noisily out of the room.

Related words

ぞろぞろN1
ぞろぞろ describes a long, continuous procession of people or things moving one after another, while どやどや focuses on the noisy commotion of a group arriving or moving at once.
どっとN2
どっと emphasizes a sudden, all-at-once surge (of people, laughter, etc.), whereas どやどや specifically evokes the noisy sound of many footsteps entering.
がやがやN1
がやがや describes the noisy chatter or buzz of a crowd talking, while どやどや describes the noisy tramping sound of a crowd moving or entering.
わいわいN1
わいわい describes lively, noisy chatter or excitement among people, while どやどや describes the noisy sound of many footsteps as a group moves or enters.

Written forms

どやどやUsage71%
Kana-only mimetic adverb; no kanji form exists.
ドヤドヤUsage29%

Etymology

Onomatopoeic word mimicking the sound of many footsteps; the exact origin is uncertain.