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騒然 (そうぜん, souzen) Japanese meaning: noisy | Kotomora

騒そう然ぜん

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Meanings

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taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle

noisy; uproarious; in an uproar

Describes a scene or atmosphere that becomes suddenly noisy, confused, or agitated. Often used with と (騒然となる/騒然とする) to indicate a state change.

会かい場じょうは騒そう然ぜんとなった。

The venue fell into an uproar.

その発はつ言げんで議ぎ場じょうは騒そう然ぜんとした。

The remark threw the chamber into confusion.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉が騒そう然ぜんとなるfor a place to erupt into an uproar
事じ故こ現げん場ばは騒そう然ぜんとなった。
The accident scene erupted into chaos.
〈事こと〉で騒そう然ぜんとするto be thrown into an uproar over something
突とつ然ぜんの発はっ表ぴょうで会かい場じょうは騒そう然ぜんとした。
The venue was thrown into an uproar by the sudden announcement.

Kanji

騒boisterous, make noise, clamor
然sort of thing, so, if so

Related words

騒さわがしいN3
騒がしい is the everyday i-adjective for general loudness, while 騒然 is more literary and describes a sudden, collective uproar or confusion.
騒そう々ぞうしいN3
騒々しい is a common i-adjective meaning noisy or clamorous, whereas 騒然 is a taru-adjective used especially for a scene suddenly thrown into uproar.
喧けん騒そう
喧騒 is a noun for ongoing hubbub or bustle, while 騒然 describes the sudden state of a place becoming agitated and noisy.
混こん乱らんN3
混乱 focuses on disorder and confusion of people or systems, while 騒然 focuses specifically on the noisy, agitated atmosphere that results.

Opposites

静しずかN5
静か describes a calm, quiet state, the direct opposite of the noisy, agitated atmosphere described by 騒然.
平へい穏おんN1
騒然 describes a noisy, chaotic uproar, contrasting with the quiet stability of 平穏.

Don't confuse with

整せい然ぜんN1
整然 and 騒然 both end in -然 and look similar, but 整然 means calmly orderly while 騒然 means noisy and turbulent.
騒そう乱らん
騒然 is an adjective describing a noisy, tumultuous atmosphere, whereas 騒乱 is a noun naming the riot or disturbance itself.

Word family

満まん場じょう騒そう然ぜん
the whole house in uproar; the entire audience in commotion
物ぶつ情じょう騒そう然ぜん
unrest prevailing; turmoil reigning
物ぶつ議ぎ騒そう然ぜん
tumultuous public discussion; noisy public criticism
話わ題

Etymology

Compound of 騒 (そう, 'noise, disturbance') and the suffix 然 (ぜん, '-like, in a state of'). The suffix 然 forms taru adjectives describing a state or manner.

だい

騒そう

然ぜん

much talked about; creating a stir; the talk of the town