► 副詞
がやがや [(1)がやがや] meaning: noisy rank: 2
☆ 飲み屋の中はがやがやして話がしにくかった ⇨ The inside of the pub was pretty noisy and it was hard to talk (☛ Noisy with many people talking, usually merrily or boisterously)
ざわざわ [(1)ざわざわ] meaning: noisy rank: 2
☆ 教室はざわざわしていた ⇨ The classroom was noisy (with the students randomly talking) (☛ Noisy with many people talking, often nervously with uncertainty)
どたばた [(1)どたばた] [coll] meaning: noisy rank: 2
☆ ドタバタ喜劇 ⇨ A slapstick comedy (☛ Usually loud footsteps)
☆ ドタバタ走り回るな ⇨ Don’t run around making loud noise (☛ Usually loud footsteps)
どやどや [(1)どやどや] meaning: noisy rank: 3
☆ 大勢の客が店にどやどやと入ってきた ⇨ A big group of customers walked into the store noisily (☛ The noise of people walking and talking)
わいわい [わいわい] meaning: noisy rank: 3
☆ 皆んなでわいわいと酒を飲んだ ⇨ We all had drinks merrily (☛ Usually positive. Happily, merrily, noisily)
► 動詞
ざわめく [(3)ざわめく] meaning: noisy rank: 3
☆ 彼の発言に観衆がざわめいた ⇨ The audience grumbled reacting to his comment (☛ Noisy with many people grumbling unhappily, or mumbling with confusion)
ざわつく [ざわつく] meaning: noisy rank: 4
☆ 彼が入場すると会場がざわついた ⇨ The people in the room murmured when he entered the room (☛ People make moderate indistinct noises out of surprise, confusion, etc.)
► 形容詞
煩い [(3)うるさい] meaning: noisy rank: 1
☆ 近くで工事をやっていて凄くうるさい ⇨ There’s a construction in the neighborhood and it’s extremely noisy
騒がしい [(4)さわがしい] meaning: noisy rank: 2
☆ 何か外が騒がしい ⇨ The outside is really noisy (☛ Usually noisy due to commontion caused by people)
やかましい [(4)やかましい] [coll] meaning: noisy rank: 2
☆ 店の中はやかましくて話が出来ない ⇨ It is so noisy inside the store you cannot talk
☆ やかましい！ ⇨ You’re too noisy! Quiet! Shut up! (☛ Often used as “shut up”, not because of the noise level, but what he/she says is annoying)
騒々しい [(5)そうぞうしい] meaning: noisy rank: 3
☆ 外が凄く騒々しいけど何かあったのかな？ ⇨ It is really noisy outside and I wonder something have happened (☛ Usually noisy due to commontion caused by people)
► 形容動詞
騒然 [そうぜん] meaning: noisy rank: 2
☆ 突然地震が起こって場内は騒然となった ⇨ Suddenly there was an earthquake and the room became noisy (with people panicking) (☛ People start talking and moving all at once in panic and confusion)