Japanese symbol for “confused”
騒然
そうぜん
Romaji: souzen
noisy; confused; uproarious
In Japanese, confused is 騒然, read そうぜん (souzen).
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Meanings
- adj-t, adv-to noisy; confused; uproarious
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “confused”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 煩雑 | はんざつ hanzatsu | complex; intricate; complicated |
| まごまご | まごまご magomago | confused; flustered; at a loss |
| しどろもどろ | しどろもどろ shidoromodoro | confused; disordered; faltered |
| 支離滅裂 | しりめつれつ shirimetsuretsu | incoherent; inconsistent; illogical |
| ごちゃごちゃ | ごちゃごちゃ gochagocha | messy; confused; chaotic |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 騒動 | そうどう soudou | riot; rebellion; turmoil |
| 騒ぎ | さわぎ sawagi | uproar; disturbance |
| 騒音 | そうおん souon | noise; din |
| 大騒ぎ | おおさわぎ oosawagi | clamour; clamor; uproar |
| 騒ぐ | さわぐ sawagu | to make noise; to make racket; to be noisy |
| 物騒 | ぶっそう bussou | dangerous; unsettled; troubled |
| 自然 | しぜん shizen | nature |
| 当然 | とうぜん touzen | natural; right; proper |
See also: Chinese symbol for “confused”.
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