騒ぎ|さわぎsawagi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, noun (suffix)uproar; disturbance
   この騒さわぎはどうしたの。↗

   What is all this bother about?

• Synonym騒動そうどうNeutralA disturbance where crowds kick up a fuss and order breaks down; applies to home, school or society, as in 「お家騒動」. 「騒ぎ」 can also be mere noise and commotion.
• Synonym大騒ぎおおさわぎNeutralA huge uproar that turns everything upside down, stressing how loud things get; common in speech. 「騒ぎ」 itself is not limited in degree — it can be minor or major.
• Synonym波乱はらんNeutralUps and downs and twists of fate, as in 「波乱万丈」 or 「波乱含み」. 「騒ぎ」 is a concrete, noisy incident.
• Synonym紛擾ふんじょうWrittenWritten/formal prose for strife and turmoil; rare. In everyday speech say 「騒ぎ」 or 「もめごと」.
• Related騒乱そうらんWrittenWritten/formal prose for riots that disturb public order, as in 「騒乱罪」. 「騒ぎ」 is more colloquial and covers a wider range.
• Related紛争ふんそうWrittenWritten/formal prose for disputes and conflicts between nations, groups or individuals, as in 「国際紛争」. 「騒ぎ」 leans toward everyday scenes.
• Related暴動ぼうどうNeutralA crowd turning violent, involving physical clashes. 「騒ぎ」 does not necessarily involve violence.
• Related葛藤かっとうNeutralMostly inner conflict and struggle, also tangles between people. 「騒ぎ」 is outward noise and commotion.
• Related動乱どうらんWrittenWritten/formal prose for social upheaval caused by war or riots. 「騒ぎ」 is usually a localized incident.
• Related事変じへんWrittenWritten/formal prose for extraordinary events; historically also armed conflict without a declaration of war, as in 「満州事変」. In daily life say 「騒ぎ」.
• Related喧騒けんそうWrittenWritten/formal prose for the din and bustle of cities and crowds, as in 「都会の喧騒」. 「騒ぎ」 covers both noise and actual trouble breaking out.
• RelatedいざこざCasualColloquial for small tiffs and squabbles. 「騒ぎ」 usually means an attention-grabbing commotion.
• RelatedトラブルNeutralA loanword for trouble and disputes, also breakdowns of machines. 「騒ぎ」 stresses the noisy scene.
• Related擾乱じょうらんWrittenWritten/formal prose for disruption and disorder; also a meteorological term. Rare in ordinary conversation — say 「騒ぎ」 or 「混乱」 day to day.
• Related禍乱からんWrittenWritten/formal prose for large-scale social chaos caused by war or calamity — society as a whole. 「騒ぎ」 ranges from everyday noise to public incidents.
• Related揉め事もめごとNeutralDisputes and quarrels between people. 「騒ぎ」 focuses on the noisy, chaotic scene itself.
• RelatedゴタゴタCasualColloquial for internal squabbles and a messy, muddled state. 「騒ぎ」 stresses making a stir.
• Related悶着もんちゃくNeutralDisputes and quarrels between the parties involved, as in 「一悶着ある」. 「騒ぎ」 stresses the noisy scene.
• Related揉めもめCasualColloquial for disputes, mostly in compounds. In everyday speech say 「揉め事」.
• Related風波ふうはWrittenLiterally wind and waves; a written/formal metaphor for discord in the family or between people. 「騒ぎ」 is more colloquial.
• Antonym静けさしずけさNeutralAntonym in terms of noise: stillness and quiet, the opposite of a commotion.
• Antonym平穏へいおんNeutralAntonym in terms of stability: peace and calm with nothing happening, the opposite of things kicking up.

For everyday noise or trouble breaking out, 「騒ぎ」 is the default. For an affair where crowds stir things up, use 「騒動」; for a really big commotion, 「大騒ぎ」. Disputes between people are 「揉め事」 or 「トラブル」; conflicts between nations or groups are 「紛争」; violent crowd unrest is 「暴動」. The other written terms (騒乱, 動乱, 事変, etc.) belong to formal prose, and the colloquial ones (いざこざ, ゴタゴタ) to small everyday tangles.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 騒さわぐこと。騒さわがしいこと。
2. 日常生活にちじょうせいかつの平穏へいおんを乱みだし、対処たいしょにかなりの手間てまがかかる事件じけん。騒動そうどう。
3. （「…どころの騒さわぎではない」のように打消うちけしを伴ともなって）その程度ていどのこと。大たいしたことではないこと。
4. 騒さわぎ歌うた。
5. 酒さけの席せきで、にぎやかに遊あそび興きょうじること。
6. 大変たいへんなこと。
7. 「さわぐ」の連用形れんようけい。