騒々しい・騒騒しい|そうぞうしいsouzoushii[5]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Which spelling to use
騒々しい騒々しい(そうぞうしい) is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners when writing this adjective.
騒騒しい騒騒しい(そうぞうしい) is a less common written variant; beginners should generally choose 騒々しい(そうぞうしい) instead.
Definitions
  1. i-adjectivenoisy; loud; boisterous; clamorous; raucous
    私は子供達こどもたちの騒々そうぞうしさは我慢がまんできない。↗
    I cannot tolerate noisy children.
  2. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. 音おとや声こえなどがやかましい。騒さわがしい。うるさい。
  2. 世の中よのなかが不穏ふおんである。物騒ぶっそうである。
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