What is the Kanji for "Noise", "Disturbance", and "Boisterous"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Noise", "Disturbance", and "Boisterous", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Noise", "Disturbance", and "Boisterous" is "騒".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Sawa".

Its onyomi reading is "Sou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 3 parts:

The kanji "馬" means "Horse" and can be read as "Ba", "Ma", and "Uma". The kanji "又" means "Again" and can be read as "Mata" and "Mata". And The kanji "虫" means "Insect" and can be read as "Mushi" and "Chuu".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "騒" mean in japanese?

"騒" means "Noise", "Disturbance", and "Boisterous".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

騒がしい: "Noisy". The Japanese adjective '騒がしい (さわがしい)' means 'noisy'. This adjective is used to describe a situation, environment, or person that has a high level of noise, commotion, or disturbance. It can convey a sense of liveliness, activity, or a lack of tranquility. For example: The classroom was noisy - (教室は騒がしかった). The town center is always noisy - (繁華街はいつも騒がしい).

騒ぐ: "Make noise" or "Be noisy". The Japanese verb '騒ぐ (さわぐ)' means 'to make noise' or 'to be noisy'. This verb is used to describe a situation where there is a lot of commotion, excitement, or uproar. It can be used to describe people or groups who are being loud, boisterous, or disruptive. For example: The children are making a lot of noise - (子供たちが騒いでいる). The news event caused a big uproar - (その出来事で大騒ぎが起きた).

騒ぎ: "Commotion" or "Disturbance". The noun '騒ぎ (さわぎ)' refers to a noisy, disruptive, or lively situation. It can describe various kinds of commotion, disturbance, or uproar, often involving a large number of people. For example: There was a commotion in the crowd - (群衆の間に騒ぎがあった). The team's victory caused a big commotion in the city - (チームの勝利が街に大きな騒ぎを引き起こした).

騒音: "Noise". The Japanese noun '騒音 (そうおん)' refers to unwanted, unpleasant or distracting sounds, often of high volume, that can cause disturbance or disruption. It is commonly used to describe annoying sounds such as loud machinery, traffic, construction work or loud music. For example: The noisy construction is causing a lot of noise pollution - (そのうるさい工事は大きな騒音をもたらしている). The office was filled with the noise of typing and chatter - (その事務所は打ち鍵や話し声の騒音に満ちていた).

騒動: "Disturbance". The Japanese noun '騒動 (そうどう)' means 'disturbance'. It refers to a noisy or turbulent situation, commotion, or public disturbance. This word is often used to describe events or incidents that cause significant disruption or chaos, such as protests, riots, or social unrest. For example: There was a disturbance in the city last night - (昨晩、街で騒動があった). The student protest turned into a major disturbance - (学生の抗議は大きな騒動になった).

騒々しい: "Noisy". The Japanese adjective '騒々しい (そうぞうしい)' means 'noisy'. This adjective is used to describe a situation, environment, or person that produces a lot of loud sounds or commotion. It conveys the idea of something being disorderly, chaotic, and disruptive. For example: The construction site is noisy - (工事現場は騒々しい). The classroom was noisy during the break - (休み時間はクラスが騒々しかった).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "そ" is read as "so". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "さ" is read as "sa". And The hiragana "わ" is read as "wa".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.