Japanese word

騒がしい

Pronunciation

Romajisawagashii

Meaning

  • i-adjectivenoisy

Example

隣の部屋はとても騒がしいです。tonari no heya wa to te mo sawa ga shi i de su

The room next door is very noisy.

Illustration for 騒がしい (noisy)

More examples

工事の音で通り全体が騒がしいです。kō ji no oto de tō ri zen tai ga sawa ga shi i de su

The whole street is noisy because of the construction noise.

Core concept

Describes people, places, or activities where strong and disorderly sounds make quietness difficult.

Common phrases

  • 少し騒がしいsuko shi sawa ga shi i

    a little noisy

  • 騒がしい教室sawa ga shi i kyō shitsu

    noisy classroom

  • 騒がしい環境sawa ga shi i kan kyō

    noisy environment

Similar words

うるさいurusai: Describes a sound or situation that is loud enough to disturb or annoy people.
やかましいyakamashii: Describes loud, persistent sounds or talk that are irritating or hard to ignore.
騒々しいsōzōshii: Describes a place or situation filled with loud, confused, and continuous sounds.

Definition in Japanese

多くの音や声が入り混じり、静かでないさま。ō ku no oto ya koe ga i ri ma ji ri shizu ka de na i sa ma

Word origin

The Japanese adjective 騒がしい (sawagashii, "noisy") comes from 騒ぐ (sawagu, "to make noise") with しい (shī), an adjective-forming suffix.

Usage tips

  • As an i-adjective, it can end a Japanese sentence directly, so no separate verb meaning "to be" follows it.

Other meanings

  • boisterousi-adjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 騒がしさsawagashisanoisinessnoun

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