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騒動
soudou
Description
「騒動」は、大勢の人がさわいだり、大きな問題が起きたりする、こまった出来事のことです。
"騒動" refers to a troublesome event where many people make a fuss or a big problem occurs.
ニュースや会社の話でよく使われる、少しかたい言葉です。
It is a somewhat formal word often used in news and company contexts.
Meanings
騒動soudou
disturbance, commotion, uproar, trouble
その事件は大きな騒動になった。
The incident caused a big commotion.
騒動soudou
riot, disorder among many people
町で騒動が起きて、警察が来た。
There was a disturbance in town, and the police came.
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Notes
- Etymology
騒 (noisy, make a fuss) + 動 (move, action), literally 'noisy movement.'
- Nuance
騒動 implies a larger, more public disturbance than the casual 騒ぎ.
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