Word Meaning 大騒ぎ

おおさわぎ oosawagi

大騒ぎ is read as おおさわぎ (oosawagi) and means clamour.

Meaning

English

  1. clamour
  2. clamor
  3. uproar
  4. tumult
  5. furore
  6. furor

Reading

Kana

おおさわぎ

Romaji

oosawagi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 3579 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大騒動

おおそうどう

great tumult

大急ぎ

おおいそぎ

great hurry

大丈夫

だいじょうぶ

great man

大刀

たち

straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

大統領

だいとうりょう

president (of a nation)

大衆

たいしゅう

general public

大前提

だいぜんてい

major premise (in a syllogism)

大佐

たいさ

colonel

大麻

たいま

Shinto paper offerings

大胆

だいたん

bold

Example Sentences

6

What's the commotion?

It's no big deal.

What trifles are you making a great fuss about?

The news of the fire in the factory caused a sensation.

The people next door were annoyed with us for making so much noise last night.

On the day of my birthday, my friends made me drink and I caused quite an uproar.