Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Kanji 騒 boisterous, make noise, clamor Related words 宴えん 会かい 宴会 is a more formal term for a banquet or dinner party, while どんちゃん騒ぎ emphasizes noisy, uninhibited fun.
酒さか 盛も り 酒盛り focuses on drinking together, but どんちゃん騒ぎ adds the nuance of loud, festive noise.
Written forms どんちゃん 騒さわ ぎ
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling.
ドンチャン 騒さわ ぎ
Katakana variant of the mimetic part; often used for emphasis or in casual writing.
ドンチャンさわぎ
Etymology From the mimetic sound どんちゃん (don-chan), imitating drums and cymbals, combined with 騒ぎ (sawagi, 'uproar'). The exact origin is uncertain, but it evokes the clamor of a festival or party.
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