荒れる (Areru): to Become Rough (of Skin), to Get Chapped

Meaning

English

to become rough (of skin)
to get chapped
to become stormy
to become rough (of the sea)
to become unsettled (e.g. of one's life)
to become disordered
to fall into ruin
to become neglected

Reading

Kana

あれる

Romaji

areru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Rank 6570 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

荒らげる

あららげる

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

荒らし回る

あらしまわる

to break into (houses here and there)

荒れ果てる

あれはてる

to fall into ruin

荒野

こうや

wasteland

荒らす

あらす

to invade

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

荒療治

あらりょうじ

drastic measures

Example Sentences

2

この話題になるといつも荒れる。

It's always rough when this topic comes up.

吹き荒れる嵐の予感に、僕らはこぞって震えあがった。

At this hint of the violent storm to come we shuddered as one.