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Mouth Boisterous Clamor Open 喧 ケン やかま.しい かまびす.しい

Kanji
Onyomi ケン
Kunyomi やかま.しい, かまびす.しい
English noisy, boisterous
Examples 喧嘩(けんか): quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle
喧しい(やかましい): (1) noisy; boisterous (2) strict; faultfinding; carping; fussy
JLPT Level 0
Jouyou Grade S+
Frequency 2249
Components 口: mouth
宣: proclaim; say; announce
Traditional Form (none)
Keyword clamor
Koohii Story 1 To clamor means to open your mouth and proclaim loudly your opinions.
Koohii Story 2 "For this keyword, I am reminded of the Night Before Christmas, with the father awakening to see what was the clamor, and his mouth dropping open as he sees the fat bearded man spanning the rooftops (bounding from one house to the other)."

Tags: jlpt.n0, grades+, jinmeiyou, kanjifreq2001-2500

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