noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. riot, rebellion, turmoil, strife.
  2. (media) uproar, brouhaha, (public) outcry, scandal, controversy.
  3. feud, tussle, quarrel, dispute.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
騒動 そうどう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

boisterous, make noise, clamor
さわ.ぐ ソウ うれい (Early Jr. High, N1)
horse
ま バ うま (2nd, N3)
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 (Late Jr. High, 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)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
move, motion, change
ドウ うご.く るぎ (3rd, N4)
heavy, important, esteem
ジュウ おも.い かさ.ねる (3rd, N4)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)