Word details

騒動

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 騒動.

Dictionary

Entry

騒動うどうNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #4664
1

riot; rebellion; turmoil; strife

Examples
警察が騒動に介入した。
The police intervened in the disturbance.
2

(media) uproar; brouhaha; (public) outcry; scandal; controversy

3

feud; tussle; quarrel; dispute

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

boisterous, make noise, clamor, disturb, excite

18 strokesFrequency 1,069JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ソウ

Kun

さわ.ぐうれいさわ.がしい

move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

11 strokesFrequency 73JLPT N3Grade 3

On

ドウ

Kun

うご.くうご.かす

Nanori

るぎ

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