Japanese symbol for “rioting”
騒擾罪
そうじょうざい
Romaji: soujouzai
(the crime of) rioting
In Japanese, rioting is 騒擾罪, read そうじょうざい (soujouzai).
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Meanings
- n (the crime of) rioting
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “rioting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暴徒化 | ぼうとか boutoka | becoming violent (of a crowd); turning into a mob; rioting |
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 |
| 擾乱 | じょうらん jouran | disturbance |
| 騒擾 | そうじょう soujou | riot; disturbance |
| 犯罪 | はんざい hanzai | crime; offence; offense |
See also: Chinese symbol for “rioting”.
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.