Vocabulary

What does 騒ぎ (さわぎ, sawagi) mean?

騒ぎ (さわぎ, sawagi) means commotion, uproar.

Quick facts
Readingさわぎ
Romajisawagi
Part of speechnoun, noun suffix
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
さわぎ
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsawagi

commotion, uproar

  1. 1noun · noun suffix uproar; disturbance

Example sentences

  • A small mistake turned into a big fuss.

  • There was a big commotion outside in the middle of the night.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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