荒
Meanings
- laid waste
- rough
- rude
- wild
Readings
- こう
- あ
- あら
- すさ
- Strokes
- 9
- JLPT Level
- N2
- Frequency
- #995
Common Words
- 荒いあらいrough, wild, violent, rude, coarse, harsh, fierce, heavy (e.g. breathing)
- 荒波あらなみraging waves, stormy seas
- 荒廃こうはいruin, destruction, devastation, waste, decay
- 荒木あらきlogs in bark, rough wood, unseasoned timber, new lumber
- 荒野こうやwasteland, wilderness, deserted land, prairie, vast plain, wilds, desert, wild land
Practice in Kanjiru
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