JLPT N2 · 9 strokes
Kanji 荒: "laid waste, rough, rude"
The kanji 荒 means "laid waste, rough, rude, wild". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read コウ in on'yomi and あ.らす, あ.れる, あら.い, すさ.ぶ, すさ.む in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あ.らすあ.れるあら.いすさ.ぶすさ.む
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | laid waste, rough, rude, wild |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1099 of 2,501 |
Common words with 荒
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 荒いrough; wild; violent; rude · immoderate; extravagant; reckless
- 荒れるto become stormy; to become rough (of the sea) · to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become dilapidated
- 荒らすto lay waste; to devastate; to damage · to invade; to break into
- 荒々しいrough; wild; rude; harsh
- 荒野wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie
- 荒げるto roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
- 吹き荒れるto blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
- 荒らげるto roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
- 荒れ狂うto rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to go berserk · to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough; to be violent
- 荒っぽいwild; violent; rough-mannered; rude · rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse; careless
- 手荒violent; rough
- 荒唐無稽absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
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