“Rough” or “Rude” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “荒”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “荒” means “Borderland”, “primitive” or “Be ruined” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “荒”
Jouyou Kanji “荒” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 9 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | こう(kou) |
| Kun-Yomi | あ(れる)(a(reru)) |
| あら(い)(ara(i)) | |
| すさ(む)(susa(mu)) | |
| Meanings | Rough, Rude, Grow wild |
| Stormy, Violently | |
| Rage, Go wild, Harshly | |
| Be ruined, Waste | |
| Borderland, Frontier | |
| Unreliable, Rambling |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “荒”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 荒磯(あらいそありそ-a ra i so) | Rough wave beach, Rough shoreline, Rocky coast |
| 荒夷(あらえびす-a ra e bi su) | Crude warrior, Rough men, Wild man |
| 荒稼ぎ(あらかせぎ-a ra ka se gi) | ① Making a killing, Making easy money, ② Robbery, Robber |
| 荒壁(あらかべ-a ra ka be) | Rough-coated wall, Scratch coat |
| 荒木(あらき-a ra ki) | Logs in bark, Rough wood, Unseasoned timber |
| 荒肝を拉ぐ(あらきもをひしぐ-a ra gi mo wo hi shi gu) | Very surprising, To frighten, To astonish |
| 荒行(あらぎょう-a ra gyo u) | Rigorous ascetic exercises, Asceticism |
| 荒削り or 粗削り(あらけずり-a ra ke zu ri) | Rough-hewn, Incomplete, Unrefined, Still in the process of being formed |
| 荒事(あらごと-a ra go to) | Theatrical fighting scene |
| 荒仕事(あらしごと-a ra shi go to) | Rough work, Heavy job, Hard physical labor |
| 荒波(あらなみ-a ra na mi) | ① Rough waves, Raging wave, Stormy seas, ② Hardships, Troubles, Adversities |
| 荒縄(あらなわ-a ra na wa) | Rope made of rice-straw, Straw rope |
| 荒巻き(あらまき-a ra ma ki) | Salted salmon, Internal organs removed salted salmon |
| 荒武者(あらむしゃ-a ra mu sha) | Fierce warrior |
| 荒物(あらもの-a ra mo no) | Kitchenware, Household utensils such as buckets, brooms, dustpans etc |
| 荒療治(あらりょうじ-a ra ryo u ji) | ① Rough-and-ready (medical) treatment, Drastic treatment, ② Drastic remedy, Take drastic steps and reforms to rebuild things such as society, system etc |
| 荒淫(こういん-ko u i n) | Sexual indulgence |
| 荒原(こうげん-ko u ge n) | Wilderness, Wasteland, Desert |
| 荒城(こうじょう-ko u jo u) | Ruined castle |
| 荒神(こうじん-ko u ji n) | God of a cooking stove |
| 荒神(あらがみ-a ra ga mi) | Powerful deity (sometimes impetuous), Miraculous spirit |
| 荒怠(こうたい-ko u ta i) | Negligent, Careless, slipshod, Slovenly, Reckless, Irresponsible, Offhand |
| 荒地(こうち or あれち-ko u chi (or) a re chi) | Wasteland, Wilderness, Abandoned land, Devastated land |
| 荒天(こうてん-ko u te n) | Stormy weather, Severe weather |
| 荒唐(こうとう-ko u to u) | Absurd, Nonsensical, Ridiculous, Idiotic, Laughable, Ludicrous, Preposterous |
| 荒唐無稽(こうとうむけい-ko u to u mu ke i) | Humbug, Nonsens, Absurd, Nonsensical |
| 荒廃(こうはい-ko u ha i) | Ruin, Destruction, Devastation, Waste, Decay |
| 荒蕪(こうぶ-ko u bu) | Wild land, Waste land, Overgrown weed land |
| 荒民(こうみん-ko u mi n) | People who has fled their home due to war or disaster etc |
| 荒野(こうや-ko u ya) | Wilderness, Desert, Wasteland |
| 荒涼(こうりょう-ko u ryo u) | Desolate, Dreary, Bleak |
| 破天荒(はてんこう-ha te n ko u) | ① Record‐breaking, Unprecedented, Unheard of, ② Uninhibited, Unconventional, Reckless |
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