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Japanese symbol for “noisy”

Romaji: souzen
noisy; confused; uproarious

In Japanese, noisy is , read (souzen).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-t, adv-to noisy; confused; uproarious

Kanji and stroke order

boisterous, make noise, clamor
on: ソウ
kun: さわ.ぐ、うれい、さわ.がしい
18 strokes · JLPT 1
sort of thing, so, if so
on: ゼン、ネン
kun: しか、しか.り、しか.し、さ
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “noisy”

WordReadingMeaning
さわがしい sawagashiinoisy; boisterous
そうぞうしい souzoushiinoisy; loud; boisterous
うるさい urusainoisy; loud
やかましい yakamashiinoisy; loud; clamorous
ノイジー noijiinoisy

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
そうどう soudouriot; rebellion; turmoil
さわぎ sawagiuproar; disturbance
そうおん souonnoise; din
おおさわぎ oosawagiclamour; clamor; uproar
さわぐ sawaguto make noise; to make racket; to be noisy
ぶっそう bussoudangerous; unsettled; troubled
しぜん shizennature
とうぜん touzennatural; right; proper

See also: Chinese symbol for “noisy”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.