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荒 — 9 strokes / Radical「艹」

道
4Junior high level / 9 strokes / Radical「艹」
On
コウこう · kō
Kun
あ.らす・あ.れる・あら.い・すさ.ぶ・すさ.む・あ.らしa.rasu · a.reru · ara.i · susa.bu · susa.mu · a.rashi
Meaning
rough; wild; laid waste

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

艹 "plant" with 亡: land overgrown and gone to waste — rough, wild.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onコウこうkō荒天こうてん荒廃こうはい荒涼こうりょう
Kunあらいarai荒いあらい荒波あらなみ荒々しいあらあらしい

Compare: 粗い

Kunあれるareru荒れるあれる荒れ地あれち大荒れおおあれ
Kunあらすarasu荒らすあらす倉庫荒らしそうこあらし

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 荒野こうや

    wilderness

  • 荒天こうてん

    stormy weather

More words with this kanji

  • 荒淫こういん
  • 荒磯あらいそ
  • 荒蕪地こうぶち

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

海(うみ)は波(なみ)が荒(あら)くなってきた。

The sea has grown rough.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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