# 騒 — Boisterous

Frequency rank 1075 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 操 (Manipulate), less common than 午 (Noon).

- On’yomi: そう
- Kun’yomi: さわ
- Radical: 馬 Horse (Kangxi 187)
- Frequency path: Level IX of XX

A horse on the left is startled by an insect on the right -- a horse bucking and screaming because of a tiny insect is incredibly boisterous.

In words:

- 騒ぐ さわぐ — to make noise,to be excited
- 騒ぎ さわぎ — uproar,disturbance
- 騒音 そうおん — noise

[Study 騒](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E9%A8%92)

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