Meaning
騒動 (そうどう, soudou) is a JLPT N1 noun meaning “strife, riot, rebellion”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
警察がやってきて騒動を静めたんだ。
The police came and quelled the riot.
警察が騒動に介入した。
The police intervened in the disturbance.
ひと騒動起こしてやります。
I'm going to rock the boat.
一連の騒動は嘉暦の騒動と呼ばれる。
The series of uproar was called karyaku no sodo (Karyaku rebellion).
国民の怒りが噴出して騒動が繰り返された。
The anger of the people exploded, leading to a series of riots.
1918年に全国で米騒動が起こりました。
In 1918, revolts due to the price of rice erupted all around the country.
大都市では騒動が起こる可能性が大変大きい。
Big cities have too high a potential for riots.
まず最初の議題は今朝の同衾騒動の件について。
Starting off, first on the agenda is about this morning's two-in-a-bed ruckus.
明治3年(1870年)10月、藩兵を解散したことで監物騒動が発生する。
In October 1870, the disbanding of the domain troops triggered the Kenmotsu Disturbance.
雪には当時京都大学在学中の恋人がいたが、この騒動が新聞に掲載されたために破局。
At the time, Yuki had a lover who was a student at Kyoto University, but they broke up because this scandal was published in the newspaper.
現代では企業や家といった組織における抗争をそうしたお家騒動になぞらえることもある。
In modern times, the term is occasionally used to describe clash for power within an organization, such as a business corporation or a family.
この頃、一般の中学校では同盟休学等の騒動が頻発したと記録にあるが、士官学校でも同様の事件があったことになる。
Around this time, it is recorded that disturbances such as joint school boycotts frequently occurred in ordinary middle schools, and this episode shows that the same kind of incident occurred even at the military academy.