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コウ
Kun
あ.らす・あ.れる・あら.い・すさ.ぶ・すさ.む・あ.らし
Meaning
rough; wild; laid waste

Origin

ORIGIN

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

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

コウ荒天・荒廃・荒涼
あらい荒い・荒波・荒々しい

Compare: 粗い

あれる荒れる・荒れ地・大荒れ
あらす荒らす・倉庫荒らし

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

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

海は波が荒くなってきた。

The sea has grown rough.

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