N2
音読み:kou
訓読み:arai, areru, arasu
コウkou
あら.いarai
あ.れるareru
あら.すarasu
Wild, rough, uncultivated
Imagine a wild and untamed grassland, symbolizing the wild and rough nature of the kanji '荒'. This grassland represents the uncultivated and untamed aspects of life.
The kanji '荒' is a moderately common character in JLPT materials at the N2 level. It is important to understand its meanings, readings, and associated vocabulary to score well in both kanji and reading comprehension sections of the exam.
その地域は荒野と化している。
That area has become a wilderness.
そのちいきはこうやとかしている。
sono chiiki wa kouya toka shiteiru.
荒い声で話すな。
Don't speak in a rough voice.
あらいこえではなすな。
arai koe de hanasu na.
嵐が海を荒らした。
The storm roughened the sea.
あらしがうみをあららした。
arashi ga umi o ararashita.