JLPT N1 · 18 strokes
Kanji 騒: "boisterous, make noise, clamor"
The kanji 騒 means "boisterous, make noise, clamor, disturb, excite". It is written with 18 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ソウ in on'yomi and さわ.ぐ, うれい, さわ.がしい in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さわ.ぐうれいさわ.がしい
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | boisterous, make noise, clamor, disturb, excite |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 18 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1069 of 2,501 |
Common words with 騒
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 騒ぐto make noise; to make racket; to be noisy · to rustle; to swoosh
- 騒ぎuproar; disturbance
- 騒がしいnoisy; boisterous · turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
- 騒動riot; rebellion; turmoil; strife · (media) uproar; brouhaha; (public) outcry; scandal
- 物騒dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed
- 大騒ぎclamour; clamor; uproar; tumult
- 騒めきstir; commotion; noise
- 騒つくto be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion
- 騒めくto be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
- 喧騒tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
- 騒々しいnoisy; loud; boisterous; clamorous · turbulent; unsettled; restless
- 騒音noise; din
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