What does kanji 荒 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 荒 is laid waste.

How is kanji 荒 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 荒 are あ.らす, あ.れる, あら.い, すさ.ぶ, すさ.む, あ.らし; the onyomi readings are コウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 荒?

The main radical for kanji 荒 is 艸.

What words use kanji 荒?

Example words that use kanji 荒 include 荒す, 荒れる, 荒い, 荒荒しい.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 4

荒

Meaning

Kanji 荒

laid waste

laid waste, rough, rude, wild

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: あ.らすあ.れるあら.いすさ.ぶすさ.むあ.らし
Onyomi 音読み: コウ
Nanori 名乗り: ら

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #1099
Strokes: 9
Radical: 艸
Components: 川 • 艾 • 亡
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 巟 • 㡆 • 㤺 • 䀮

Related vocabulary

Showing 32 common entries

Showing 32 of 166 entries that include this kanji.

荒す

あらす

to invade

荒れる

あれる

to become rough (of skin)

荒い

あらい

immoderate

荒荒しい

あらあらしい

rough

荒廃

こうはい

ruin

荒れ

あれ

stormy weather

荒波

あらなみ

raging waves

荒らげる

あららげる

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude)

荒療治

あらりょうじ

drastic measures

荒らし回る

あらしまわる

to break into (houses here and there)

荒削り

あらけずり

rough-hewn

荒唐無稽

こうとうむけい

absurd

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

海が荒れて、船が大きく揺れた。

the sea grew rough, and the ship rocked heavily.

彼は少し荒い言い方をした。

he spoke in a somewhat rude way.

台風のあと、畑は荒れたままだ。

after the typhoon, the field remained devastated.

庭が荒れていて、草だらけだった。

the garden was neglected and overgrown with weeds.

若いころはずいぶん荒かった。

he was quite wild in his younger days.

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