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Kanji: 荒

KANJI
9 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
あら
れる
らす
すさ
 ON 音 
コウ
STROKE ORDER
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Look up a kanji:  
JLPT Level:
JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 4 (covered during 7th through 9th grades)
Grade:
Taught during the 7th through 9th grades in Japan
Radical:
艸 (艹)
Radical name:
くさ(くさがしら)
Meaning:
Laid waste, rough, rude, wild
Usage:
Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 1100 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N2
(あら)
rough, rude, wild
N1
()らす
to lay waste, to devastate, to damage, to invade, to break into
N1
(あら)っぽい
rough, rude
N1
(こうはい)
ruin
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