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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