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騒動 (そうどう): strife, riot, rebellion — Japanese vocabulary

騒動 is read そうどう and means "strife, riot, rebellion". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

騒動

Reading
そうどう · soudou
Translation
strife, riot, rebellion
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
そうどうが

Example

国民の怒りが噴出して騒動が繰り返された。

こくみんのいかりがふんしゅつしてそうどうがくりかえされた。

The anger of the people exploded, leading to a series of riots.

Kanji in this word

  • 騒 — noisy, riot
  • 動 — move, motion

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