どさくさ

Frequency rank: 16,994. – 17,057.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

confusion; bustle; turmoil; trouble

noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; adverb (fukushi)

to rush around; to act franticallyonomatopoeic or mimetic wordobscure term

Forms

どさくさFrequency rank: 16,994. – 17,057.
ドサクサFrequency rank: 37,313. – 37,771.

Generated definitions (experimental)

confusion; bustle; turmoil; trouble

This word describes a state of chaos or disorder, often associated with a hectic or frantic environment. It can refer to situations where things are not going as planned, leading to a sense of disarray.

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After the festival, the town was in confusion.

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They escaped in the midst of the turmoil.

to rush around; to act frantically

This meaning emphasizes frantic activity or hurried actions, often as a response to urgency or disorder. It indicates that someone is moving quickly and possibly without a clear plan due to the surrounding chaos.

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She was rushing around and working busily.

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At that time, he was running around frantically.

Generated collocations (experimental)

in the confusion (often used to describe taking advantage of chaos)in the midst of the turmoilto take advantage of the confusiona chaotic atmospherebeing caught up in the bustleto cause a tumultto get caught up in the confusionto act frantically in the confusiondue to the turmoilto settle the confusion

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

きゅうよう急用などのりゆう理由でふだん普段のちつじょ秩序がたもた保（たも）たれず、あわただしい慌ただしいこと．.

もとよりふけんぜん不健全なけいえい経営をおこなっ行（おこな）っていたきぎょう企業がどさくさにまぎれ紛（まぎ）れてしえんさく支援策をうけ受（う）け、きごう（に2きごう）きのびる延（の）びるということがあるとすれば、それはのぞましく望（のぞ）ましくないということになります．.きごう(きごう「だい第にれいはちかい208回こっかい国会　しゅうぎいん衆議院　よさんいいんかい予算委員会こうちょうかい公聴会　だい第いち1ごう号　れいわ令和よんねん4年にがつ2月いちいつか15日きごう」．.こっかいかいぎろく国会会議録けんさく検索しすてむシステム．.かわぐち川口たいし大司のはつげん発言きごう)
ならい習（なら）いおぼえ覚（おぼ）えたようりょう要領も、つぎ次のせんそう戦争のどさくさドサクサにはやくにたち役に立ちそうもないらしいや．.きごう(さかぐち坂口あんご安吾きごう『むしゃ武者ぶるいろん論きごう』．.あおぞら青空ぶんこ文庫きごう)

Wiktionary

Example sentences

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He disappeared, taking advantage of the confusion.

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