adverb taking the 'to' particle, taru-adjective
with a chopping sound; with a thump
Mimetic word describing the sound of chopping with an axe or hammering a post into the ground. Used adverbially with と.
The woodcutter is chopping the tree with a thwack.
The carpenter hammered the post into the ground with a thump.
The woodcutter chopped at the tree with a rhythmic thudding sound.
From a distance, the chopping sound of an axe could be heard.