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ざわめく

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ざわめく

騒めく
Godan verb
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #7095
1

to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

Examples
群衆が興奮してざわめいていた
The crowd buzzed with excitement.

Kanji in this Word

18 strokes
Frequency: 1069
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

boisterous
make noise
clamor
disturb
excite

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ソウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
さわ.ぐ
うれい
さわ.がしい
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