喧噪(けんそう)

けんそう
noun
clamor; noise; din; hustle and bustle
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.

喧噪(けんそう) describes loud, chaotic noise, especially in urban or crowded settings.

WORD FORMATION:

  • 喧(けん) (noisy) + 噪(そう) (clamor, noise)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 都会(とかい)の喧噪(けんそう): city noise/bustle
  • 喧噪(けんそう)を離(はな)れる: to get away from the noise
  • 喧噪(けんそう)から逃(に)げる: to escape the hustle and bustle
  • 喧噪(けんそう)の中(なか): amid the clamor

RELATED WORDS:

  • 騒音(そうおん): noise (more technical, often unwanted)
  • 静寂(せいじゃく): silence (opposite)
  • 喧騒(けんそう): variant writing (same meaning)
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Added 2026.1.31 11:16
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