騒
boisterous, make noise, clamor, disturb, excite
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
20 of 66- 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
Study
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.