こう
荒
とう
唐

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. absurd, nonsensical, ridiculous, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, preposterous.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こう
荒
とう
唐
 荒唐 こうとう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

laid waste, rough, rude
あら.い　あ.らす　コウ (Early Jr. High, 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)
T'ang, China, foreign
トウ　から　かろ (Early Jr. High)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
pen radical
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)