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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 21

荒 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

rough; wild; ruin

On: コウkou
Kun: あらいarai あれるareru あらすarasu あらっぽいarappoi あらara あらしarashi すさむsusamu すさぶsusabu

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

荒9 strokes

How to write 荒: stroke order

荒 has 9 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

荒 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 荒 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 荒

The parts 荒 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

艹 (艸)
Radical
亡
die; be lost
川 (巛)
river

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 21

乳 milk; breastOnニュウ、ジュ、ニュKunち、ちち荒 rough; wild; ruinOnコウKunあらい、あれる、あらす詰 pack; become blocked; pressOnキツ、キチKunつめる、つまる、つむ栄 flourish; gloryOnエイ、ヨウKunはえる、はえ、さかえる床 floor; bedOnショウKunゆか、とこ則 rule; principleOnソクKunのっとる、のり、すなわち禁 prohibitOnキンKunとどめる、いむ、いさめる順 order; followOnジュンKunしたがう、すなお枚 flat-object counterOnマイ、バイKunひら厚 thick; warmheartedOnコウKunあつい