Memory phrase for the Kanji: 荒


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Meaning violent, wild, lay waste, rough

Pronunciation


arai, areru/rasu

Explanation

From top: plant , dead (coffin in cross section), river

Mnemonic


 
Plants are dying because the river is so violent.

Radicals

plant, grassShows two plants growing through the ground, simple variation of 艸.
deathPicture of a coffin in cross section view
riverThe water is simplified here as three lines and symbolizes the flow of the river.
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 Vocabulary

荒廃 こうはい  ruin
荒い あらい  rough, rude, wild
荒っぽい あらっぽい  rough, rude
荒らす あらす  to lay waste, damage, to invade
荒れる あれる  to be stormy, to be rough, to lose one's temper

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