18 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

boisterous, make noise, clamor, disturb, excite

Kun'yomi
  • to make noise ②to rustle ③to make merry ④to clamor
  • noisy ②turbulent (era, etc.)
  • うれい
On'yomi
  • ソウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

さわさわがしい 81.1%
ソウ 18.9%

Character Breakdown

boisterous, make noise, clamor
さわ.ぐ ソウ うれい (7th, N1)
horse
ま バ うま (2nd, N3)
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
flea(蚤) variant
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to make noise ②to rustle ③to make merry ④to clamor
noisy ②turbulent (era, etc.)
strife ②(media) uproar ③feud
person that annoys or causes trouble
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References

Unicode hex code 9A12
JIS X 0208 1-33-91
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5221
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6760
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1835
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2308
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1194
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 987
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1093
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 44834P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1530
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 875
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 895
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1912
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1913
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 794
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1921
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 2004
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 10a8.5
Four corner code 7733.6
De Roo Code 3471