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    3. 騒動

    騒動

    騒そう動どう

    riot

    N1KMT5News #7+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab29 strokes

    そうどう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    riot, rebellion, turmoil, strife
    2.
    (media) uproar, brouhaha, (public) outcry, scandal, controversy
    3.
    feud, tussle, quarrel, dispute

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    そのニュースで大おおきな騒そう動どうが起おきました。

    A big commotion arose because of that news.

    KMT4Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれの発はつ言げんが原げん因いんで、ちょっとした騒そう動どうになりました。

    His remarks caused a minor uproar.

    KMT5Emotions & Psychology
    SNSでの誤での情ごじょう報ほうが、不ふ必ひつ要ような騒そう動どうを引ひき起おこすことがあります。

    Misinformation on social media can sometimes cause unnecessary turmoil.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyInternet & Social Media
    その政せい治じ家かのスキャンダルは、国くに中じゅうで大おおきな騒そう動どうを巻まき起おこしました。

    That politician's scandal caused a major uproar throughout the country.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyPolitics & Law
    歴れき史し上じょう、民みん衆しゅうの不ふ満まんが騒そう動どうに発はっ展てんした例れいは少がすくなくありません。

    Historically, there are many examples where public dissatisfaction developed into riots.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    騒
    さわ.ぐ・うれい・さわ.がしい…(1)
    boisterous・make noise・clamor・disturb・excite
    動
    うご.く・うご.かす…(2)
    move・motion・change・confusion・shift…(1)
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