Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 騒さわ ぎを 起お こす to cause/start a disturbance
He got drunk and caused a disturbance at the store.
〈 事こと 〉 が 大おお きな 騒さわ ぎになる for something to turn into a big uproar
The rumor turned into a big uproar.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 騒さわ ぎが 起お きる for a commotion to break out at a place
A commotion broke out in front of the station.
〈 事こと 〉 騒さわ ぎに 巻ま き 込こ まれる to get caught up in a disturbance
I happened to be there and got caught up in the commotion.
Kanji 騒 boisterous, make noise, clamor Related words 騒動 describes a larger-scale disturbance or riot, often with social or political implications, while 騒ぎ can refer to any noisy commotion, even a minor one.
混乱 emphasizes confusion or disorder in thought or organization, whereas 騒ぎ emphasizes the audible noise and public disturbance of a commotion.
騒ぎ is the plain word for a disturbance or fuss, while 大騒ぎ adds the intensifier 大 to stress that it's especially loud or large-scale.
Word family· 13 uproar; commotion; fuss
festival merrymaking; revelry; wild celebration
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
horseplay; fooling around; making a racket
start making a noise; start an uproar; go berserk
Show 8 more Show fewer merrymaking; drunken revelry; spree
make a great fuss; raise a hue and cry; clamor
boisterous merrymaking; racket; spree
excessive fuss; disorderly merrymaking
festivities; merrymaking; carnival atmosphere
making a fuss about nothing; much ado about nothing
noisy voices; clamor; uproar
brawl; scuffle; free-for-all fight
Written forms 騒さわ ぎ Usage 90%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
さわぎ Usage 10%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when the kanji is not needed.
Etymology Noun form of the verb 騒ぐ (sawagu, 'to make noise, to be boisterous'), derived from the continuative stem (連用形 ).
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