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擾: disturb

disturb; riot
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Readings

On
ジョウ
Kun
みだれる・みだす・わずらわしい

Used only in compounds, always ジョウ: 騒擾 (riot), 擾乱 (disturbance), 紛擾 (dispute). Formal, written-style words.

Key words

騒擾そうじょうriot; disturbance
擾乱じょうらんdisturbance
紛擾ふんじょうdispute; trouble
騒擾罪そうじょうざいcrime of rioting

Example sentences

News arrived that a riot had broken out in the square in front of the station.

When an atmospheric disturbance develops over the tropical sea, it can become a typhoon.

A dispute broke out among the relatives over the inheritance, and the talks dragged on.

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