喧 噪(けんそう)

けんそう

noun

clamor; noise; din; hustle and bustle

See also: 喧騒(けんそう) (noise (喧騒))

1. clamor; noise; din; hustle and bustle

Loud, chaotic noise typically associated with busy places or crowds of people.

都会(とかい)の喧噪(けんそう)から逃(に)げたい。

I want to escape from the noise of the city.

喧噪(けんそう)を離(はな)れて静(しず)かな場所(ばしょ)で休(やす)んだ。

I rested in a quiet place away from the hustle and bustle.

祭(まつ)りの喧噪(けんそう)の中(なか)で子供(こども)たちが走(はし)り回(まわ)っていた。

Children were running around amid the clamor of the festival.

Common collocations

都会(とかい)の喧噪(けんそう): the noise and bustle of the city
喧噪(けんそう)を離(はな)れる: to get away from the noise
喧噪(けんそう)の中(なか): amid the din

Similar words

騒音(そうおん): noise as a nuisance or a measured problem (traffic, construction).
静寂(せいじゃく): silence, stillness, the opposite.

喧噪(けんそう) is a written word for the lively, noisy bustle of crowds and cities.

Writing

喧騒(けんそう) is the more common writing today; 喧噪(けんそう) is the original form.

Related Words

Antonym: 静寂(せいじゃく) (silence, stillness)

Related: 騒音(そうおん) (noise)

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Added 2026.1.31 11:16 · Revised 2026.10.1 17:10

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