音読み: ソウ
訓読み: さわぐ
画数: 18
部首: 馬（うまへん）
Meaning
Noise / Commotion / Disturb
- 騒ぐ — to make noise; to make a fuss
- 騒音 — noise (noise pollution)
- 騒動 — disturbance; uproar; turmoil
- 物騒 — unsafe; dangerous atmosphere
- 騒々しい — noisy; boisterous
- 大騒ぎ — big commotion; a great fuss
The left side is 馬 (horse) in the “left-horse” form, suggesting restless motion. On the right, layered components add the sense of stirring and clamor. Picture hoofbeats, people shouting, and dust in the air — that’s the energy captured by 騒.
Start with 物 — “things” or “stuff.” Add the restless energy of 騒, and you get 物騒（ぶっそう）: when the “things around you” feel noisy, unsettled, even unsafe. It’s the mood of rattling shutters, hurried footsteps, and raised voices — a neighborhood on edge.
騒動 — uproar; disturbance; turmoil