荒 Kanji for rough

N3–N2Grade 89 strokes

rough, laid waste, rude, wild

Kun: あら.い、あら-、あ.れる、あ.らす、-あ.らし、すさ.む
On: コウ

荒 is the Japanese kanji for rough, laid waste, rude, wild. It is written with 9 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is あら.い、あら-、あ.れる and its on reading is コウ.

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Words with 荒

荒あれるto become stormy, to become rough (of the sea)
荒あらいrough, wild, violent
荒あれstormy weather, tempest, chaps (of skin)
荒あら木きlogs in bark, rough wood, unseasoned timber
荒こう廃はいruin, destruction, devastation
荒こう野やwasteland, wilderness, deserted land

Practice 荒 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.