01
荒れる
あれる
to be stormy
Meanings
- laid waste
- rough
- rude
- wild
Readings
Onyomi
- コウ
Kunyomi
- あ.らす
- あ.れる
- あら.い
- すさ.ぶ
- すさ.む
- あ.らし
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Useful words
02
荒い
あらい
rough
03
荒らす
あらす
to ruin
04
荒野
こうや
wilderness
05
荒波
あらなみ
stormy waves
06
荒廃
こうはい
devastation
Compare Kanji
01慌Shape88%disconcerted, be confused慌 adds a heart side to the same wild-looking right block, turning roughness into panic.02草Component70%grass, weedsThe plant top is clear in 荒, even though the meaning is wild or rough rather than grassy.03亡Component57%deceased, the late亡 appears in the middle of 荒, a small skeleton key for its crowded center.04乱Meaning76%riot, warDisorder in 乱 fits the rough, unruly feeling of 荒.05暴Meaning69%outburst, rave暴 is the violent extreme, while 荒 can be wild, rough, or laid waste.06粗Meaning61%coarse, rough粗 gives the coarse-texture side, close to 荒 when it means rough.