荒

meaninglaid waste, rough, rude, wild

On'yomi
コウ
Kun'yomi
あ.らす、あ.れる、あら.い、すさ.ぶ、すさ.む、あ.らし
Strokes
9
Taught in
Secondary school (jōyō)
Frequency
#1099 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

荒
  • 荒木あらきlogs in bark
  • 荒廃こうはいruin
  • 荒波あらなみraging waves
  • 荒れあれstormy weather
  • 荒れるあれるto become stormy
  • 荒らすあらすto lay waste
  • 荒らげるあららげるto roughen
  • 荒野こうやwasteland

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