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How to say 'Disturbance' in Japanese | 騒動

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The Japanese word for Disturbance is 'Soudou', written as 騒動 in Japanese.'Disturbance' in hiragana is そうどう.

    word

    騒動

    Meaning

    Disturbance

    Reading

    そうどう

    soudou

    Kanji

    騒Clamor, Boisterous 動Move

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '騒動 (そうどう)' refers to a disturbance, commotion, or uproar. It is often used to describe a situation where there is chaos, unrest, or a significant disruption, such as a riot, scandal, or public outcry. For example: The scandal caused a big disturbance「そのスキャンダルは大きな騒動を引き起こした」(そのスキャンダルはおおきなそうどうをひきおこした). The town was in chaos after the protest「その抗議の後、町は騒動状態だった」(そのこうぎのあと、まちはそうどうじょうたいだった). This word can also be used in a more abstract sense, such as a disturbance in one's life or emotions.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    7231

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 騒動

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    騒

    Meaning

    Clamor, Boisterous

  • kanji

    動

    Meaning

    Move

Words Related to 騒動 Through the Kanji 騒

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 騒 as well.

  • word

    騒がしい

    Meaning

    Noisy

  • word

    騒ぐ

    Meaning

    Make noise, Cause a fuss

  • word

    騒ぎ

    Meaning

    Commotion

  • word

    騒音

    Meaning

    Noise

  • word

    騒々しい

    Meaning

    Noisy

Words Related to 騒動 Through the Kanji 動

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 動 as well.

  • word

    動く

    Meaning

    Move

  • word

    自動

    Meaning

    Automatic

  • word

    動き

    Meaning

    Movement

  • word

    動物

    Meaning

    Animal

  • word

    運動

    Meaning

    Exercise

  • word

    活動

    Meaning

    Activity

  • word

    不動産屋

    Meaning

    Real estate agent

  • word

    自動車

    Meaning

    Car

  • word

    動物園

    Meaning

    Zoo

  • word

    動かす

    Meaning

    Move

  • word

    動産

    Meaning

    Movables

  • word

    移動

    Meaning

    Movement, Relocation

  • word

    行動

    Meaning

    Action

  • word

    運動会

    Meaning

    Sports day

  • word

    運動場

    Meaning

    Playground

  • word

    動作

    Meaning

    Movement, Operation

  • word

    動機

    Meaning

    Motive

  • word

    変動

    Meaning

    Change, Fluctuation

  • word

    感動

    Meaning

    Emotion, Impression

  • word

    振動

    Meaning

    Vibration

  • word

    動詞

    Meaning

    Verb

  • word

    起動

    Meaning

    Startup

  • word

    動向

    Meaning

    Trend

  • word

    動員

    Meaning

    Mobilization

  • word

    動力

    Meaning

    Power, Motive force

  • word

    動揺

    Meaning

    Disturbance, Agitation

  • word

    流動

    Meaning

    Flow, Fluidity

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'Soudou' means 'Disturbance' .

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