騒そう動どう

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騒動する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to physical, often violent public disorder or upheaval. Can be used as a noun or with する to describe the outbreak of a riot.

Used for non-physical public commotion, especially in media or social contexts: a scandal, controversy, or loud public reaction.

Describes a smaller-scale, often personal or familial conflict, such as a feud or tussle. Less common than the broader 'uproar' sense.

〈事こと〉が騒そう動どうになるfor something to turn into a big uproar
その発はつ言げんがネットで大おおきな騒そう動どうになった。
That remark turned into a huge uproar online.
騒そう動どうを起おこすto cause/stir up a disturbance or scandal
彼かれは会かい社しゃで騒そう動どうを起おこして辞やめさせられた。
He caused a scandal at the company and was forced to quit.
騒そう動どうが起おこるfor a riot or disturbance to break out
米こめ不ぶ足そくから各かく地ちで騒そう動どうが起おこった。
Riots broke out in various regions due to the rice shortage.
騒そう動どうに巻まき込こまれるto get caught up in a commotion or dispute
偶ぐう然ぜんその場ばにいて騒そう動どうに巻まき込こまれてしまった。
I happened to be there and got caught up in the commotion.
騒そう動どうが収おさまるfor an uproar/dispute to settle down
しばらくして騒そう動どうはようやく収おさまった。
After a while, the uproar finally settled down.

暴ぼう動どうN1sense 1
暴動 specifically denotes a violent riot or uprising, while 騒動 can range from a violent disturbance to a mere scandal or quarrel.
混こん乱らんN3
混乱 describes general confusion or disorder without implying active noise or conflict, whereas 騒動 implies a loud, active disturbance.
騒さわぎN3
騒ぎ is a more casual, everyday word for a commotion or fuss, while 騒動 sounds slightly more formal and can describe larger-scale unrest.
争あらそいN2sense 3
争い focuses on the conflict or fighting itself, while 騒動 in this sense emphasizes the resulting fuss or feud within a family or group.

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スキャンダル sense 2
スキャンダル refers specifically to a scandal involving disgrace or wrongdoing, while 騒動 more broadly covers any public uproar or outcry.
大おお騒さわぎN1
騒動 refers to a disturbance or incident that often has social or political implications, while 大騒ぎ simply emphasizes noisy, chaotic commotion without that implication.
波は乱らんN1
騒動 describes a noisy incident or uproar involving people, whereas 波乱 focuses on the unpredictable turbulence of a situation or life.
騒そう乱らん
騒動 is a milder, more general term for a commotion or fuss, while 騒乱 implies a more serious riot or violent disorder, often used in legal contexts.
大だい事じ件けん
騒動 highlights the chaos or uproar caused by an event, while 大事件 emphasizes the seriousness or significance of the event itself.
事じ件けんN3
騒動 emphasizes the resulting uproar or disturbance, while 事件 focuses on the incident itself, which may or may not cause a commotion.
大おお事ごとN1
騒動 highlights the uproar or commotion that results from a problem, while 大事（おおごと） highlights the gravity of the problem itself.
センセーション
騒動 describes a disturbance or uproar, often with negative connotations, while センセーション can be positive or negative excitement in the media.

大おお騒そう動どう
great disturbance; turmoil; pandemonium
米こめ騒そう動どう
rice riot · widespread rice shortage; rice panic
お家いえ騒そう動どう
family feud; domestic squabble · internal power struggle in a daimyo family (Edo period)
ひと騒そう動どう
disturbance; kerfuffle; commotion

Compound of 騒 (そう, 'to make noise, disturb') and 動 (どう, 'to move, stir'). The combination conveys a sense of noisy, stirring disturbance.