make noise
N3- Onyomi
- ソウ
- Kunyomi
- さわ(ぐ)
- Stroke count
- 18
- JLPT
- N3
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 騒 down and you get 馬 (horse) — a horse with its mane and four legs. Picture a horse standing in profile, put 騒 inside it, and let that scene stand for "make noise" — make noise. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 18
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は18画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 18 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
騒ぐ
sawagu
to make noise
騒いで
sawaide
make noise — te-form
騒がしい
sawagashii
noisy
騒ぎます
sawagimasu
make noise — polite present
騒がない
sawaganai
make noise — plain negative
騒ぎました
sawagimashita
make noise — polite past
Example sentences (2)
隣の部屋がとても騒がしいです。
となり の へや が とても さわがしい です。
tonari no heya ga totemo sawagashii desu.
The room next door is very noisy.
子どもたちが公園で騒いでいます。
こどもたち が こうえん で さわいで います。
kodomotachi ga kouen de sawaide imasu.
The children are making a racket in the park.