JLPT N1 · Noun

暴動 (boudou)

暴動 (ぼうどう, boudou) is a Japanese noun meaning “insurrection; riot”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぼうどう
Romaji: boudou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt · noun

Example sentences

暴動の噂が広まっていた。

Rumor of a riot was in the air.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 暴動

暴

outburst, rave, fretボウ・バク・あば.く・あば.れる · 15 strokes

動

move, motion, changeドウ・うご.く・うご.かす · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 暴動.

乱暴らんぼうviolence暴れるあばれるto act violently暴露ばくろdisclosure暴風ぼうふうstorm暴力ぼうりょくviolence動物どうぶつanimal自動車じどうしゃcar運動うんどうexercise動くうごくto move動物園どうぶつえんzoo自動じどうautomatic移動いどうmovement活動かつどうactivity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.)感動かんどうbeing deeply moved emotionally

Source: JMdict entry 1519520 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.