荒 — laid waste, rough, rude
あら
荒
laid waste
あら
U+8352
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1099
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #527
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- laid waste
- rough
- rude
- wild
Readings
- On'yomi
- こう kou
- Kun'yomi
- あら ara あ a すさ susa
word
あら ara Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
こう kou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
あ a Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
あれ are
Words by frequency and grade
13 wordsEach dot is a word containing 荒: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 6 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.