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Kanji Detail for 騒 - "to make noise"

騒

  • Meaning

    騒 means "to make noise." Also associated with sorrow, poetry.

    1. To make noise - Noisy; to cause commotion; to revel noisily.

    2. Sorrow - To worry; to be troubled; to be anxious.

    3. Poetry - Elegant artistic pursuits.

  • Words using 騒

    • 騒ぎ さわぎ Listen uproar; disturbance
    • 騒音 そうおん Listen noise; din
    • 騒動 そうどう Listen riot; rebellion; turmoil
    • 大騒ぎ おおさわぎ Listen clamour; clamor; uproar
    • 騒ぐ さわぐ Listen to make noise; to make racket; to be noisy
    • 騒乱 そうらん Listen disturbance; riot; mayhem
    • 騒然 そうぜん Listen noisy; confused; uproarious
    • 物騒 ぶっそう Listen dangerous; unsettled; troubled

  • Four-character idioms with 騒

    • 物情騒然 ぶつじょうそうぜん Listen unrest prevailing; turmoil reigning
    • 物議騒然 ぶつぎそうぜん Listen tumultuous public discussion; noisy public criticism

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    • Verified meaning: to make noise
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: sorrow, poetry

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    boisterous; make noise; clamor; disturb; excite

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    harass, bother, annoy, disturb

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 騷|骚

  • Onyomi

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    soh(ソウ) ソウ

  • Kunyomi

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    sawa.gu(さわ-ぐ) さわ-ぐ

    sawaga.shii(さわがしい) さわがしい

    urei(うれ-い) うれ-い

  • Strokes

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    18 strokes

  • Radical

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    馬 (uma・umahen)

  • Related Keywords

    to make noise sorrow poetry noisy commotion disturbance uproar clamor chaos fuss racket riot rowdy stir tumult turmoil unrest

Sentences including 騒

  • Don't make noise. keep quiet.

  • The teacher told the boy not to make noise.

  • I can't put up with this noise.

  • Can you put up with the noise?

  • I can't put up with the noise.

  • Her voice was heard above the noise.

  • I used to work in a noisy room.

  • What's all this noise about?

  • I can't put up with this noise any more.

  • People who make no noise are dangerous.

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