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騒ぎ (さわぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N3 Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Meanings 1
noun, noun, used as a suffix
uproar ; disturbance ; commotion
Refers to a noisy, chaotic situation or a public disturbance. Can also be used as a suffix to indicate a fuss or commotion about something, e.g., 祭り騒ぎ (festival excitement).
ちょっと
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た
こと
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騒さわ
ぎ
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It turned into a huge uproar over a small thing.
Written forms 騒さわ ぎ Usage 90%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
さわぎ Usage 10%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when the kanji is not needed.
Kanji 騒 boisterous, make noise, clamor Similar words 騒さわ ぐ 騒ぐ is the verb 'to make noise, to cause a commotion'; 騒ぎ is the noun form referring to the event or state of uproar.
混こん 乱らん 混乱 means 'confusion, disorder' and is more about a state of mental or organizational chaos, while 騒ぎ emphasizes audible noise and public disturbance.
Etymology Noun form of the verb 騒ぐ (sawagu, 'to make noise, to be boisterous'), derived from the continuative stem (連用形).
