Kanji
What does the kanji 荒 mean?
荒 means wild, desolate; rough, violent. On'yomi コウ. Kun'yomi あ.らす、あ.れる、あら.い、すさ.ぶ、すさ.む、あ.らし.
Quick facts| On'yomi | コウ |
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| Kun'yomi | あ.らす、あ.れる、あら.い、すさ.ぶ、すさ.む、あ.らし |
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| Strokes | 9 |
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| Main radical | 艸 |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N2 |
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荒On'yomi コウKun'yomi あ.らす、あ.れる、あら.い、すさ.ぶ、すさ.む、あ.らし
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework9 strokes
wild, desolate; rough, violent
Memory hook
Grass (艹) over a river (川) where the people are gone (亡) — WILD, DESOLATE, ROUGH.
Common words
- 荒いあらいrough, violent, wild
- 荒廃こうはいdevastation, ruin, decline
- 荒らすあらすto devastate, to ravage; to disturb
- 荒れるあれるto become rough or turbulent; to fall into disorder
More words with this kanji
- 荒っぽいあらっぽいrough, coarse, careless
