荒

9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N2

laid waste, rough, rude, wild

Kun'yomi
  • あらす
    		to lay waste ②to invade ③to troll (e.g. web forums)
  • あれる
    		to become stormy ②to fall into ruin ③to become rough (of skin) ④to become unruly
  • あらし
    		(Internet) troll ②raising havoc ③robbery
  • あらい
    		rough ②immoderate
  • すさぶ
    		to grow wild ②to become rough (of art, craft, etc.) ③to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.) ④to do as one pleases
  • すさむ
    		to grow wild ②to become rough (of art, craft, etc.) ③to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.)
On'yomi
  • コウ
Nanori
  • ら

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

あらい 43.8%
あらすあれるあらし 39.3%
コウ 8.6%
すさぶすさむ 8.1%
ら 0.1%

Character Breakdown

laid waste, rough, rude
あら.い　あ.らす　コウ (7th, N2)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
a watery waste, to reach
deceased, the late, dying
ボウ　な.い　モウ (6th, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ　セン　か (1st, N5)

Contained In

慌

Common Words

あ
荒
　
れ
　
る
to become stormy ②to fall into ruin ③to become rough (of skin) ④to become unruly
あ
荒
　
ら
　
す
to lay waste ②to invade ③to troll (e.g. web forums)
あら
荒
　
い
rough ②immoderate
すさ
荒
　
ぶ
to grow wild ②to become rough (of art, craft, etc.) ③to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.) ④to do as one pleases
こう
荒
や
野
wasteland
ふ
吹
　
き
あ
荒
　
れ
　
る
to blow violently
て
手
あら
荒
violent
あら
荒
　
っ
　
ぽ
　
い
wild ②rough (e.g. work)
あら
荒
まき
巻
salted salmon
あ
荒
　
れ
は
果
　
て
　
る
to fall into ruin
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References

Unicode hex code 8352
JIS X 0208 1-25-51
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3941
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5034
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2260
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2810
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 30953P
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1377
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1464
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 866
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1291
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1666
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 651
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 499
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k6.18
Four corner code 4421.1
De Roo Code 1957