雑 踏(ざっとう)

ざっとう

noun

crowd; throng; hustle and bustle

1. crowd; throng; bustling crowd

A large number of people crowded together, often in a busy, noisy area. Emphasizes the chaotic nature of a crowd.

雑踏(ざっとう)に紛(まぎ)れる。

To disappear into the crowd.

雑踏(ざっとう)の中(なか)で友人(ゆうじん)を見失(みうしな)った。

I lost sight of my friend in the crowd.

祭(まつ)りの雑踏(ざっとう)を避(さ)けて裏道(うらみち)を歩(ある)いた。

I walked the back streets to avoid the festival crowds.

Common collocations

雑踏(ざっとう)の中(なか): in the crowd
雑踏(ざっとう)に紛(まぎ)れる: to melt into the crowd
都会(とかい)の雑踏(ざっとう): the bustle of the city
雑踏(ざっとう)事故(じこ): a crowd crush

Similar words

人混(ひとご)み: a crowd, crowded place; the everyday word.
群衆(ぐんしゅう): a crowd as a mass of people, as in news reports.
混雑(こんざつ): congestion, being crowded (trains, roads, shops).

雑踏(ざっとう) is a somewhat literary word for the noisy, jostling crowd of a busy street, station, or festival.

Related Words

Compare: 群衆(ぐんしゅう) (crowd, masses)

Compare: 混雑(こんざつ) (congestion, crowding)

Compare: 人込(ひとご)み (crowd of people)

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Added 2026.1.31 8:04 · Revised 2026.9.30 2:25

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