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騒

boisterous, riot

JLPT N1 18 strokes
Kun'yomi
さわ.ぐ・うれい・さわ.がしい
On'yomi
ソウ
Radical
馬 · horse (horse)

騒 means "boisterous, riot". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 18 strokes. It is read さわ.ぐ・うれい・さわ.がしい in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ソウ in compounds (on'yomi). It is taught beyond elementary school (junior high and up).

騒 in example sentences

  • そんなに騒さわぐな。

    Sonna ni sawagu na.

    Don't make so much noise.

  • 声こえを立たてて騒さわぐな。

    Koe o tatete sawagu na.

    Don't make a scene.

  • 何なんだこの大騒おおさわぎは？

    Nan da kono oosawagi wa?

    What's the commotion?

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 騒 mean?
騒 means "boisterous, riot". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 騒 have?
騒 is written in 18 strokes.
How is 騒 read?
It is read さわ.ぐ・うれい・さわ.がしい in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ソウ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 騒?
騒 is a JLPT N1 kanji.
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