This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ソウ、さわ.ぐ、うれい、さわ.がしい
Romaji: sou, sawa.gu, urei, sawa.gashii
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Romaji

Meanings

boisterous, make noise, clamor, disturb, excite

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  18
Radical Number:  187
Frequency:  1069
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-10-8
Korean Reading:  so
Chinese Reading:  sao1
Unicode:  9a12
JIS:  417B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1835
Nelson Index: 5221
New Nelson Index: 6760
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 10a8.5
Four Corner Index: 7733.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 1530
Gakken Index: 987
Daikanwanjiten Index: 44834P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0534
Remembering the kanji Index: 1985
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1912
Kodansha Compact Index: 1921
Kanji in Context Index: 794
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1194
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1630
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 2004
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2139
Essential Kanji Index: 1093
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2308
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3471
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1913

Words

騒動 (そうどう)
strife; riot; rebellion; turmoil; (media) uproar; brouhaha; (public) outcry; feud; tussle; quarrel; dispute
騒ぎ (さわぎ)
uproar; disturbance
騒乱 (そうらん)
disturbance; riot; mayhem
潮騒 (しおさい)
sea roar
騒がせる (さわがせる)
to disturb; to alarm; to agitate; to cause anxiety (to); to trouble
騒音 (そうおん)
noise
騒ぐ (さわぐ)
to make noise; to make racket; to be noisy; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour; to make a fuss; to kick up a fuss; to lose one's cool; to panic; to act flustered; to feel tense; to be uneasy; to be excited
大騒ぎ (おおさわぎ)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
狂躁 (きょうそう)
mania; wild excitement
騒がしい (さわがしい)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
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