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噪

Be Noisy

On’yomiそう
Kun’yomiさわ.ぐ
16 strokes Radical 口 mouth
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 噪

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 噪

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 噪

口 Radical 30 of 214
Mouth

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 噪 is filed under 口 (mouth) — radical number 30 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

Other kanji built on 口

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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 噪

Kanji are almost never met alone. These are the most common words built from this character, ordered by how often they actually appear in Japanese.

喧噪 けんそう tumult; great noise; clatter
噪音 ソーオン noise, cacophony
噪げ サワゲ to make noise, to make racket, to be noisy; to rustle, to swoosh; to make merry
噪ご サワゴ to make noise, to make racket, to be noisy; to rustle, to swoosh; to make merry
噪が サワガ to make noise, to make racket, to be noisy; to rustle, to swoosh; to make merry
噪ぐ サワグ to make noise, to make racket, to be noisy; to rustle, to swoosh; to make merry
噪い サワイ to make noise, to make racket, to be noisy; to rustle, to swoosh; to make merry
噪ぎ サワギ to make noise, to make racket, to be noisy; to rustle, to swoosh; to make merry
噪ぎゃ サワギャ to make noise, to make racket, to be noisy; to rustle, to swoosh; to make merry
噪がう サワゴー to make noise, to make racket, to be noisy; to rustle, to swoosh; to make merry

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 噪

What does the kanji 噪 mean?

噪 means Be Noisy.

How do you read the kanji 噪?

噪 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) そう; kun'yomi (native Japanese) さわ.ぐ.

How many strokes does 噪 have?

噪 is written with 16 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 噪?

The radical of 噪 is 口 (mouth), radical number 30 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

What parts is the kanji 噪 made of?

噪 is built from 口 (mouth) and 喿 (chirping of birds). Learning kanji as combinations of a few hundred reusable components is far more efficient than memorising each character as a separate shape.

What words use the kanji 噪?

Common words written with 噪 include 喧噪 (けんそう, tumult; great noise; clatter); 噪音 (ソーオン, noise, cacophony); 噪げ (サワゲ, to make noise, to make racket, to be noisy; to rustle, to swoosh; to make merry).

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