What is the Kanji for "Wild" and "Rough"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Wild" and "Rough", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Wild" and "Rough" is "荒".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "A" and "Ara".

Its onyomi reading is "Kou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "艹" means "Grass" . And The component "巟" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "荒" mean in japanese?

"荒" means "Wild" and "Rough".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

荒れる: "Become rough". The verb '荒れる (あれる)' means 'to become rough'. This verb is used to describe something, such as the weather or a person's mental state, that becomes turbulent, wild or unruly. It can also be used to describe an area that becomes desolate or in a state of disarray. For example: The ocean became rough - (海が荒れた). His temper became rough - (彼の気性が荒れた).

荒い: "Rough". The Japanese adjective '荒い (あらい)' means 'rough'. This adjective is used to describe something that has an uneven, coarse, or unrefined texture or appearance. It can be applied to physical surfaces, materials, or even natural landscapes. For example: The road has a rough surface - (道路はあらい表面だ). The bark of the tree is rough - (木の樹皮はあらい).

荒す: "Rough" or "Devastate". The Japanese verb '荒す (あらす)' has two main meanings. The first meaning is 'to rough' or 'to make rough', referring to the act of making something less smooth or polished. This can be used to describe physical objects or abstract concepts. For example: The wind roughened the surface of the lake - (風が湖面を荒らした). The second meaning is 'to devastate' or 'to lay waste', indicating the action of destroying or damaging something in a severe manner. This meaning often has negative connotations. For example: The storm devastated the town - (あの嵐が町を荒らした).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "あ" is read as "a". And The hiragana "ら" is read as "ra".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.