暴ぼう動どう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

riot; uprising; insurrection

Refers to a violent public disturbance by a crowd, often against authority or social order. Used in news and formal contexts.

昨さく夜や、市し内ないで暴ぼう動どうが発はっ生せいした。
A riot broke out in the city last night.

暴ぼう

動どう

を

鎮ちん

圧あつ

する

ため

に

警けい

察さつ

が

出しゅつ

動どう

し

た

。

Police were deployed to suppress the riot.

Kanji

暴outburst, rave, fret
動move, motion, change

Similar words

反はん乱らん
反乱 is a broader term for rebellion or revolt, often organized and political, while 暴動 emphasizes violent mob action and disorder.
騒そう動どう
騒動 is a general term for disturbance or commotion, not necessarily violent or political; 暴動 specifically implies violent rioting.

Etymology

Compound of 暴 (violent, disorderly) and 動 (movement, action), literally 'violent movement'. The word is a Sino-Japanese term (kango) used to describe riots and uprisings.