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暴動 (ぼうどう, boudou) Japanese meaning: riot | Kotomora

暴ぼう動どう

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

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.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉で暴ぼう動どうが起おきるa riot breaks out in a place
その都と市しで大だい規き模ぼな暴ぼう動どうが起おきた。
A large-scale riot broke out in that city.
暴ぼう動どうを起おこすto incite/cause a riot
一いち部ぶの市し民みんが暴ぼう動どうを起おこした。
Some citizens started a riot.
暴ぼう動どうを鎮ちん圧あつするto suppress a riot
警けい察さつが暴ぼう動どうを鎮ちん圧あつした。
The police suppressed the riot.
暴ぼう動どうに発はっ展てんするto escalate into a riot
抗こう議ぎ活かつ動どうが暴ぼう動どうに発はっ展てんした。
The protest escalated into a riot.

Expressions

暴ぼう動どうを治おさめるquell a riot; suppress a disturbance

Kanji

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

Related words· 6

反はん乱らんN1
反乱 refers to an organized, often political rebellion, while 暴動 emphasizes violent, disorganized mob rioting.
騒そう動どうN1
騒動 is a general word for a disturbance or commotion that need not be violent, whereas 暴動 specifically means a violent riot.
騒そう乱らん
暴動 emphasizes a violent, often politically motivated uprising, while 騒乱 is a broader term for public disorder or rioting in general.
一いっ揆き
暴動 emphasizes chaotic, violent rioting, whereas 一揆 implies a more organized, collectively planned uprising with specific demands.

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乱らん闘とう
暴動 refers to a large-scale riot or uprising involving public disorder, while 乱闘 is a smaller-scale physical brawl between individuals or groups.
内ない乱らんN1
暴動 describes a riot or violent mob uprising, a smaller and less organized event than the sustained armed conflict implied by 内乱.

Don't confuse with

暴ぼう徒と
暴徒 refers to the rioters themselves (the people), while 暴動 refers to the riot as an event.
暴ぼう走そう
暴動 means a riot or civil disturbance involving many people, while 暴走 refers to something (a person, vehicle, or process) running out of control, not necessarily a crowd uprising.
暴ぼう挙きょ
暴動 specifically means a riot or mass uprising, whereas 暴挙 refers to any single outrageous or reckless act, not necessarily involving a crowd.

Word family

コザ暴ぼう動どう
Koza riot (Okinawa, 1970)
人じん種しゅ暴ぼう動どう
race riot; ethnic riot
暴ぼう動どう鎮ちん圧あつ
riot control; riot suppression
刑けい務む所しょ暴ぼう

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.

動どう

prison riot