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Japanese symbol for “rioting”

Romaji: soujouzai
(the crime of) rioting

In Japanese, rioting is , read (soujouzai).

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. n (the crime of) rioting

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
disturb, throw into confusion
on: ジョウ
kun: みだ.れる、みだ.す、わずら.わしい
18 strokes
guilt, sin, crime
on: ザイ
kun: つみ
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “rioting”

WordReadingMeaning
ぼうとか boutokabecoming violent (of a crowd); turning into a mob; rioting

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
じょうらん jourandisturbance
そうじょう soujouriot; disturbance
はんざい hanzaicrime; 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.

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