Japanese symbol for “uproar”
騒ぎ
さわぎ
Romaji: sawagi
uproar; disturbance
In Japanese, uproar is 騒ぎ, read さわぎ (sawagi).
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Meanings
- n, n-suf uproar; disturbance
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “uproar”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大騒ぎ | おおさわぎ oosawagi | clamour; clamor; uproar |
| 波乱 | はらん haran | disturbance; trouble; commotion |
| 騒動 | そうどう soudou | (media) uproar; brouhaha; (public) outcry |
| 嵐 | あらし arashi | uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest) |
| 喧囂 | けんごう kengou | loud noise; clamor; clamour |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 騒動 | そうどう soudou | riot; rebellion; turmoil |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “uproar”.
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.