JLPT N2
荒

rough; wild; waste

Item 388 of 481 | 9 strokes | Radical: 艹 (grass), 亡 (dead), 川 (river)

Readings

On'yomiコウ
Kun'yomiあら.い, あ.れる, あ.らす

Mnemonic

Dead (亡) grass (艹) by a river (川) — a ROUGH WASTELAND.

Example Words

荒れる (あれる) to become rough
荒野 (こうや) wasteland

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