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荒

Kanji 荒: meaning "rough, wild", readings, stroke order

The kanji 荒 means "rough, wild". On'yomi: コウ; kun'yomi: あらい、あれる、あらす. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
rough, wild
On'yomi
コウ
Kun'yomi
あらいあれるあらす
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 荒

  • 荒廃 こうはい — ruin
  • 荒い あらい — rough, rude, wild
  • 荒れる あれる — to be stormy, to be rough, to be ruined
  • 荒らす あらす — to damage; to invade
  • 荒っぽい あらっぽい — rough, rude

Stroke order · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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