荒
荒: rough
rough; wild; ruin
9 strokesSecondary · Stage 1 (about 4級)in 31 words here
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Kunあらす・あれる・あらい・すさぶ・すさむ・あらし
荒れる(あれる) "become rough", 荒らす(あらす) "ruin", 荒い(あらい) "rough; violent". こう in 荒野(こうや) "wilderness", 荒廃(こうはい).
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Key words
荒れるあれるto be rough; to go to ruin
荒いあらいrough; violent
荒野こうやwilderness
荒廃こうはいruin; devastation
荒らすあらすto damage; to ravage
Example sentences
台風で海が荒れていて、船は出ない。
The sea is rough because of the typhoon, so the boat won't go out.
兄は運転が荒くて、乗っていると少し怖い。
My brother drives roughly, so it's a little scary to ride with him.
広い荒野の向こうに、小さな町の明かりが見えた。
Beyond the wide wilderness, we could see the lights of a small town.