荒 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 荒意味

laid waste, rough, rude, wild

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荒 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

あ.らす a.rasu
あ.れる a.reru
あら.い ara.i
すさ.ぶ susa.bu
すさ.む susa.mu
あ.らし a.rashi

KUNYOMI　訓読み

コウ kou

Examples

他人のあらばかり探す嫌な人である。

He is a very irritating critic of others.

彼はいつも他人のあらを探している。

He is always finding fault with other people.

彼はいつも他人のあらばかり探している。

He is always finding fault with others.

彼はその生徒の字の書き方のあらを探すがはやい。

He is quick to find fault with the student’s penmanship.

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貯 savings, store, lay in, keep, wear mustache

硬 stiff, hard

埋 bury, be filled up, embedded

柱 pillar, post, cylinder, support

祭 ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship