騒(さわ)がしい

さわがしい
i-adjective
noisy, boisterous, clamorous
descriptiveemotion
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present騒(さわ)がしい騒(さわ)がしくない
Past騒(さわ)がしかった騒(さわ)がしくなかった
て form騒(さわ)がしくて騒(さわ)がしくなくて
Adverbial騒(さわ)がしく—
Conditional ば騒(さわ)がしければ騒(さわ)がしくなければ
Conditional たら騒(さわ)がしかったら騒(さわ)がしくなかったら
1. noisy, loud, boisterous
Describes an environment or group that is uncomfortably loud or chaotic with sound.
隣(となり)の部屋(へや)が騒(さわ)がしい。
The room next door is noisy.
教室(きょうしつ)が騒(さわ)がしくて集中(しゅうちゅう)できない。
The classroom is so noisy I can't concentrate.
駅前(えきまえ)は工事(こうじ)のせいで朝(あさ)から騒(さわ)がしかった。
The area in front of the station was noisy from morning because of construction.
2. turbulent, unsettled, restless
Describes a situation or period that is socially or politically unsettled and full of commotion.
世(よ)の中(なか)が騒(さわ)がしい。
The world is in turmoil.
選挙(せんきょ)前(まえ)で政界(せいかい)が騒(さわ)がしくなってきた。
The political world has become turbulent with the election approaching.
最近(さいきん)は物価(ぶっか)上昇(じょうしょう)の話題(わだい)で世間(せけん)が騒(さわ)がしい。
Lately, the public has been in an uproar over rising prices.

Usage

Sense 1 describes physical noise, while sense 2 describes social unrest or commotion. Both senses carry a negative nuance — the speaker finds the noise or turmoil unpleasant.

Similar words

  • うるさい focuses on the speaker's annoyance at noise and can be used as a direct complaint ("Shut up!"). 騒(さわ)がしい is more objective and descriptive.
  • 賑(にぎ)やか is positive ("lively"), while 騒(さわ)がしい is negative ("noisy").

Common collocations

Related Words

Compare: うるさい (annoying (more subjective))
Compare: 静(しず)か (quiet, calm)
Related: 騒(さわ)ぐ (to make noise, to be noisy)
Related: ざわめく (to rustle)
Compare: ざわつく (to be noisy)
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Added 2026.2.13 14:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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