荒らす (Arasu): to Invade, to Break Into

Meaning

English

to invade
to break into
to troll (e.g. web forums)
to spam
to lay waste
to devastate
to damage

Reading

Kana

あらす

Romaji

arasu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 6608 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

荒野

こうや

wasteland

荒れる

あれる

to become rough (of skin)

荒っぽい

あらっぽい

rough (e.g. work)

荒い

あらい

immoderate

荒々しい

あらあらしい

rough

荒木

あらき

logs in bark

荒波

あらなみ

raging waves

荒れ

あれ

stormy weather

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)

荒事

あらごと

(theatrical) fighting scene

Example Sentences

2

掲示板を荒らす人の精神状態がわかりません。

I just don't understand what goes through the minds of people who troll forums.

ストレスが胃の粘膜を荒らす原因のひとつは次のように考えられています。

The following is thought to be one of the reasons stress damages the stomach's mucous membrane.