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騒

boisterous
Stroke count: 18

Readings

On readingソウ
Kun readingさわ.ぐ、うれい、さわ.がしい
JōyōGrade 8
  1. to make noise
  2. to make racket
  3. to be noisy
  4. to rustle
  5. to swoosh

Popular Usage

騒ぐ騒ぎ騒音騒がしい騒々しい

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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team of horses · crotch · insect (虫)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2139

Compound words

騒ぐさわぐ
to make noise; to make racket; to be noisy; to rustle; to swoosh
騒ぎさわぎ
uproar; disturbance
騒音そうおん
noise; din
騒がしいさわがしい
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
騒々しいそうぞうしい
noisy; loud; boisterous; clamorous; raucous
騒然そうぜん
noisy; confused; uproarious
騒動そうどう
riot; rebellion; turmoil; strife; (media) uproar
騒乱そうらん
disturbance; riot; mayhem
物騒ぶっそう
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
大騒ぎおおさわぎ
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore
狂騒きょうそう
mania
喧騒けんそう
tumult
騒擾そうじょう
riot
けん騒けんそう
tumult
悪騒ぎわるさわぎ
making an excessive fuss
胸騒ぎむなさわぎ
uneasiness
祭騒ぎまつりさわぎ
festivities
騒がすさわがす
to annoy
騒擾罪そうじょうざい
(the crime of) rioting
人騒がせひとさわがせ
person that annoys or causes trouble
屁と火事はもとから騒ぐへとかじはもとからさわぐ
it is often the originator of problems who kicks up a fuss or complains loudest

Additional Examples

彼は彼らを騒がしいとたしなめた。
He admonished them for being noisy.tatoeba
彼は騒音を聞いた。
He heard the noise.tatoeba
彼は騒音で目を覚まされた。
He was awoken by the noise.tatoeba
彼は騒音で気が散って勉強できなかった。
The noise distracted him from studying.tatoeba
｢夢のようで、ただ心が打ち騒ぐばかりです。｣
I feel as if I'm dreaming and just excited.'wiki
大騒ぎになった。
The whole Imperial Household Agency was thrown into an uproar after the attendants missed the Crown Prince.wiki
スキャンダルとして大騒ぎになる。
It caused a scandalous big fuss.wiki

Stroke Order

18 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 騒

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