What the Japanese onomatopoeia for crunch?


As in chewing or crunching on something, specifically when something is
chewing loudly or roughly, like an animal eating.




It partially depends on what is eaten.

  * [くちゃくちゃ](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E3%81%8F%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83%E3%81%8F%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83/#jn-62167) is a standard one for chewing e.g., meat.
  * [ぐちゃぐちゃ](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E3%81%90%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83%E3%81%90%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83/#jn-62168) can be used similarly. This is more rough, like wolves biting something drippy.
  * [がつがつ](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E3%81%8C%E3%81%A4%E3%81%8C%E3%81%A4/#jn-42536) sounds like biting something crispier (e.g., biting bones).

Cf.

  * [擬音語・擬態語 ー 食べる、飲む](https://www.rondely.com/zakkaya/dic5/eat.htm)




It partially depends on what is eaten.

  * [くちゃくちゃ](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E3%81%8F%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83%E3%81%8F%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83/#jn-62167) is a standard one for chewing e.g., meat.
  * [ぐちゃぐちゃ](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E3%81%90%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83%E3%81%90%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83/#jn-62168) can be used similarly. This is more rough, like wolves biting something drippy.
  * [がつがつ](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E3%81%8C%E3%81%A4%E3%81%8C%E3%81%A4/#jn-42536) sounds like biting something crispier (e.g., biting bones).

Cf.

  * [擬音語・擬態語 ー 食べる、飲む](https://www.rondely.com/zakkaya/dic5/eat.htm)

