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Kanji 騒: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 騒: boisterous, make noise, clamor, disturb, excite

Key takeaways

Kanji 騒: boisterous, make noise, clamor, disturb, excite. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

騒
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Meaning

boisterousmake noiseclamordisturbexcite

On reading

ソウ

Kun reading

さわ.ぐうれいさわ.がしい

Radical

馬

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 騒

boisterous, make noise, clamor, disturb, excite

Kanji structure breakdown

騒

Structure breakdown

馬 + 又 + 虫

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a horse (馬) being bitten by insects (虫) again (又) and again. The horse starts acting up and making a huge commotion, which is why this kanji means boisterous or noisy.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ソウ
  • 騒動そうどう

    disturbance / riot / conflict

  • 騒々しいそうぞうしい

    noisy / loud / boisterous

  • 物騒ぶっそう

    dangerous / unsafe / troubled

  • 騒音そうおん

    noise / loud sound

Kun reading

さわ.ぐ
  • 騒がしいさわがしい

    noisy / loud / boisterous

  • 騒ぐさわぐ

    to make noise / to be lively

Commonly used words

  • 騒動
    そうどう

    disturbance / riot / conflict

  • 騒々しい
    そうぞうしい

    noisy / loud / boisterous

  • 物騒
    ぶっそう

    dangerous / unsafe / troubled

  • 騒音
    そうおん

    noise / loud sound

  • 騒がしい
    さわがしい

    noisy / loud / boisterous

  • 騒ぐ
    さわぐ

    to make noise / to be lively

Example sentences

Example 1

駅前で小さな騒動があった。

Translation

There was a small disturbance in front of the station.

Example 2

会社内で騒動が起きた。

Translation

A conflict broke out inside the company.

Example 3

あの部屋はいつも騒がしいです。

Translation

That room is always noisy.

Example 4

子どもたちが騒がしい公園で遊んでいる。

Translation

Children are playing in the noisy park.

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