Japanese

けんそう
Meaning: bustle; tumult; noise
Part of Speech: Noun

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喧
騒

Example sentences

I want to live away from the bustle of the city.
都会の喧騒を離れ、自然の中で癒しのひとときを過ごした。
Leaving the hustle and bustle of the city, I spent a healing moment in nature.
都会の喧騒の中では、様々な音や匂いが入り混じっている。
In the hustle and bustle of the city, various sounds and smells are intermingled.
都会の喧騒を離れ、自然の営みを感じながら暮らしたい。
I want to leave the hustle and bustle of the city and live while feeling the activities of nature.
都会の喧騒を離れ、大自然の中でリフレッシュしたい。
I want to leave the hustle and bustle of the city and refresh myself in Mother Nature.
彼は大都会の喧騒を離れ、静かな田舎で暮らすことを決めた。
He decided to leave the bustle of the big city and live in the quiet countryside.
彼は都会の喧騒を離れ、山奥で世捨て人のような生活を送っている。
He left the hustle and bustle of the city and is living like a hermit deep in the mountains.
彼は都会の喧騒を倦厭して田舎に移り住んだ。
He got tired of the hustle and bustle of the city and moved to the countryside.
都会の喧騒を離れたそこは、まさに武陵桃源のような場所だった。
Far from the city bustle, that place was truly like a Shangri-La.
彼は都会の喧騒を離れ、箕山之志を抱いて田舎へと移り住んだ。
He left the hustle and bustle of the city and moved to the countryside with the ambition of living in seclusion.

Usage Notes

Refers to the loud, chaotic noise and activity found in crowded places like cities.

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