騒動|そうどうsoudou[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbriot; rebellion; turmoil; strife
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verb(media) uproar; brouhaha; (public) outcry; scandal; controversy
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbfeud; tussle; quarrel; dispute
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 騒動する（そうどうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 騒動します（そうどうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 騒動しない（そうどうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 騒動しません（そうどうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 騒動せず・騒動せぬ（そうどうせず・そうどうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 騒動した（そうどうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 騒動しました（そうどうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 騒動しなかった（そうどうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 騒動しませんでした（そうどうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 騒動して（そうどうして） |
| Potential | 騒動できる（そうどうできる） |
| Passive | 騒動される（そうどうされる） |
| Causative | 騒動させる（そうどうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 騒動させられる（そうどうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 騒動すれば（そうどうすれば） |
| tara | 騒動したら（そうどうしたら） |
| Volitional | 騒動しよう（そうどうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 騒動しましょう（そうどうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 騒動しろ（そうどうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym動乱どうらんWrittenWritten/formal prose for large-scale social upheaval or wartime disorder; 「騒動」 usually refers to an incident or stir that causes an uproar.
- Synonym暴動ぼうどうNeutralA violent mob uprising or riot; 「騒動」 is broader and also covers scandals and media uproars.
- Synonym騒乱そうらんWrittenWritten/formal prose for riots and public disorder, often in legal contexts; 「騒動」 is the more everyday word.
- Synonym騒ぎさわぎNeutralA general word for an uproar or noisy commotion; 「騒動」 focuses on the incident or affair behind it.
- Synonym波乱はらんNeutralUps and downs or turbulence, as in 「波乱万丈」; 「騒動」 centers on actual disorder.
- Synonym騒擾そうじょうWrittenWritten/formal prose for rioting and disturbance, legal in tone; rare. 「騒動」 is more everyday.
- Related大騒ぎおおさわぎNeutralA big noisy commotion or an outsized fuss; 「騒動」 centers on the incident or affair itself.
- Related事変じへんWrittenWritten/formal prose for an extraordinary event or emergency, also combat without a declaration of war, as in 「満州事変」; 「騒動」 is broader.
- Related混乱こんらんNeutralConfusion or disorder, the state of things being in disarray; 「騒動」 focuses on the incident that stirs things up.
- Related紛争ふんそうNeutralA dispute or conflict, often international or between labor and management; 「騒動」 is broader.
- RelatedいざこざCasualColloquial for minor quarrels and frictions; 「騒動」 is on a larger scale.
- RelatedトラブルNeutralA loanword for trouble, including machine or system breakdowns; 「騒動」 centers on uproar and scandal.
- Related擾乱じょうらんWrittenWritten/formal prose for disruption or disturbance; rare. Say 「騒乱」 or 「騒動」 instead.
- Related変乱へんらんWrittenWritten/formal prose for rebellion and war, with a historical flavor; 「騒動」 is the everyday word.
- Related揉め事もめごとNeutralA dispute or quarrel between the parties involved, focusing on the conflict itself; 「騒動」 stresses the uproar and the disruption of order.
- Related紛擾ふんじょうWrittenWritten/formal prose for strife and disputes; rare. Say 「揉め事」 instead.
- Related禍乱からんWrittenWritten/formal prose for calamity and disorder; rare. 「騒動」 is more everyday.
- RelatedゴタゴタCasualColloquial for messy tangles of trouble and confusion; 「騒動」 is more formal.
- Related悶着もんちゃくNeutralA dispute or squabble between the parties, as in 「一悶着ある」; 「騒動」 stresses the uproar and disrupted order of an event.
- Related揉めもめCasualColloquial for a quarrel arising from a difference of opinion, mostly in compounds; 「騒動」 stresses the uproar and disrupted order.
- Antonym静穏せいおんWrittenAntonym: written/formal prose for tranquility and calm, the opposite of the disorder of 「騒動」.
- Antonym平穏へいおんNeutralAntonym: calm and untroubled, the opposite of the unrest of 「騒動」.
- Antonym安寧あんねいWrittenAntonym: written/formal prose for public peace and a stable, orderly society, the opposite of 「騒動」.
Use 「騒動」 for an incident or affair that causes an uproar and disrupts order, as in 「お家騒動」 or 「騒動を起こす」. For violent mob uprisings say 「暴動」; for large-scale social upheaval or war, 「動乱」; for noisy commotion, 「騒ぎ」; for disputes between the people involved, 「揉め事」; for peace and calm, 「平穏」. The remaining written compounds are rare or specialized.
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