# 騒 make noise

馬 (horse) + 又 (again/crotch radical) + 虫 (insizzect)
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18 strokes

## Onyomi

SOU |

## Mnemonic

| The horse made SO much noise when all its crotch-bugs bit it at once.

## Kunyomi

( に ) さわ＊ぐ | Make noise．　As in,　road construction noise, and also as in　high school students laughing at dumb shit at the next table．Most commonly used in the phrase: ギャーギャー騒ぐ (no particle needed) ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

騒音(そうおん) | din ☆☆☆☆☆ 騒 (make noise) + 音 (sound) = 騒音 (din) din, discord

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
騒 | make noise | TURKEY |
触 | touch | HORN | 角

The TURKEY made too much noise, so the rhino touched him with her HORN. Violently.

## Synonyms

dangerous 険悪 物騒 うさんくさい 気味悪い 危ない 意地汚い
hustle and bustle にぎやか 大騒ぎ 喧騒 やかましい
noise 騒音 雑音