荒
- Kanji
- 荒
- Level
- N1
- Meaning
- Wild, uncultivated
- On'yomi
- コウ
- Kun'yomi
- あら.い、あら.れる、すさ.む
- Strokes
- 9
- Common compounds
荒野 (こうや) wilderness 荒れる (あれる) to be stormy; to be uncultivated 荒っぽい (あらっぽい) rough
- Memory hook
The 'grass' radical (艸) on top of 'horse' (馬) implies a wild, untamed horse running through grass.