騒々しい・騒騒しい|そうぞうしいsouzoushii[5]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- i-adjectivenoisy; loud; boisterous; clamorous; raucous
- i-adjectiveturbulent; unsettled; restless
Conjugation
| Plain form | 騒々しい(そうぞうしい) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 騒々しいです(そうぞうしいです) |
| Negative (kunai) | 騒々しくない(そうぞうしくない) |
| polite (ku arimasen) | 騒々しくありません(そうぞうしくありません) |
| Past (katta) | 騒々しかった(そうぞうしかった) |
| Past negative (kunakatta) | 騒々しくなかった(そうぞうしくなかった) |
| Te form (kute) | 騒々しくて(そうぞうしくて) |
| Adverbial (ku) | 騒々しく(そうぞうしく) |
| Conditional (kereba) | 騒々しければ(そうぞうしければ) |
| kattara | 騒々しかったら(そうぞうしかったら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymうるさいCasualColloquial and the most common choice in speech: noisy or annoying, as in 「うるさい音」; also used for nagging and fussiness.
- SynonymやかましいWrittenThe same word as 「姦しい」 above, also written 「喧しい」 or 「囂しい」; written style for noisy voices, with an old-fashioned feel.
- Synonym騒がしいさわがしいNeutralVery close to the headword: covers both din and social unrest, as in 「世の中が騒がしい」; slightly more colloquial than 「騒々しい」.
- Synonym喧騒けんそうWrittenA written-style noun for the din and bustle of a crowded place or the city, as in 「都会の喧騒」.
- SynonymかしましいWrittenWritten/formal prose: describes voices chattering noisily, as in 「女三人寄れば姦しい」; carries an old-fashioned flavor.
- SynonymけたたましいNeutralFor sudden, shrill sounds that pierce the ear, as in 「けたたましいサイレン」; narrower than 「騒々しい」.
- Related耳障りみみざわりNeutralRefers to sounds that are harsh or grating to hear, as in 「耳障りな音」; the point is the discomfort of listening, not the volume.
- Related賑やかにぎやかNeutralLively and bustling in a positive way, as in 「にぎやかな町」; unlike 「騒々しい」, it carries no sense of annoyance.
- Related物騒がしいものさわがしいWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare: somewhat noisy, or describing an unsettled, uneasy state of the world.
- Antonym静かしずかNeutralMeans quiet and still — the direct opposite of 「騒々しい」.
Use 「騒々しい」 for loud, irritating noise, as in 「騒々しい教室」. In casual speech 「うるさい」 is the everyday choice; for sudden piercing sounds pick 「けたたましい」, and for pleasant liveliness 「にぎやか」. The opposite is 「静か」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


