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Kotomora

騒

boisterous, make noise, clamor, disturb, excite

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes18

Readings

On'yomi

  • ソウ

Kun'yomi

  • さわ.ぐ
  • うれい
  • さわ.がしい

Meaning

騒 centers on loud, restless activity that disturbs the peace: boisterous noise, clamor, or excited agitation.

Most common words using 騒

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  • 騒動そうどう
    N1

    riot; rebellion; turmoil; strife

  • 騒ぐさわぐ
    N4

    to make noise; to make racket; to be noisy

  • 騒ぎさわぎ
    N3

    uproar; disturbance

  • 騒音そうおん
    N3

    noise; din

  • 大騒ぎおおさわぎ
    N1

    clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

  • 物騒ぶっそう
    N2

    dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

  • 騒がしいさわがしい
    N3

    noisy; boisterous

  • 騒然そうぜん

    noisy; confused; uproarious

  • 騒乱そうらん

    disturbance; riot; mayhem

  • お祭り騒ぎおまつりさわぎ

    festival merrymaking; revelry

  • 喧騒けんそう

    tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

  • 騒々しいそうぞうしい
    N3

    noisy; loud; boisterous; clamorous; raucous

  • 潮騒しおさい

    roar of the sea; sound of waves

  • 胸騒ぎむなさわぎ

    uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition

  • 騒がすさわがす

    to annoy; to cause trouble

  • バカ騒ぎばかさわぎ

    horseplay; fooling around

  • 狂騒きょうそう

    mania; wild excitement

  • 騒ぎ出すさわぎだす

    to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk

  • どんちゃん騒ぎどんちゃんさわぎ

    merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree

  • 騒ぎ立てるさわぎたてる
    N1

    to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour

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Etymology

騒 is the modern simplified form of 騷. The older form combines 馬 (horse) with 蚤 (flea), suggesting the restless, noisy agitation of a horse bothered by fleas. The modern right side is a simplification.

Meaning mnemonic

A horse 馬 with a flea-like irritation on its right side: imagine a horse stomping and whinnying noisily, creating a boisterous disturbance.

Reading mnemonic

For ソウ, picture the noisy horse making such a racket that it sounds like a whole soul band warming up: soul -> ソウ, and the clamor fills the stable.