騒動

そうどう · soudou · JLPT N1 · noun

discord

📢 騒 (noisy fuss) + 動 (move, act) = noisy movement of a crowd: riot, strife

Compound decomposition: 騒 covers noise and commotion, 動 means to move or act. Noise plus movement of people gives strife, riot, or rebellion.

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