Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
laid waste, rough, rude, wild
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1099 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 荒廃 【コウハイ】 ruin, destruction, devastation, waste, decay
  • 荒野 【コウヤ】 wasteland, wilderness, deserted land, prairie, vast plain, wilds, desert, wild land
  • 破天荒 【ハテンコウ】 unheard-of, unprecedented, daring, wild, uninhibited, unconventional, reckless
  • 救荒 【キュウコウ】 famine relief

Kun reading compounds

  • 荒らす 【あらす】 to lay waste, to devastate, to damage, to invade, to break into, to troll (e.g. web forums), to spam
  • 粗筋 【あらすじ】 outline, summary, argument
  • 荒れる 【あれる】 to become stormy, to become rough (of the sea), to fall into ruin, to become neglected, to become dilapidated, to become rough (of skin), to get chapped, to become unruly, to become violent, to go wild, to get out of control, to become unsettled (e.g. of one's life), to become disordered
  • 荒い 【あらい】 rough, wild, violent, rude, coarse, harsh, fierce, heavy (e.g. breathing), immoderate, extravagant, reckless
  • 荒石 【あらいし】 unprocessed stone, rubble
  • 荒ぶ 【すさぶ】 to grow wild, to run to waste, to become degenerate, to become rough (of art, craft, etc.), to lose refinement, to deteriorate (of skill), to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.), to become more severe, to do as one pleases, to amuse oneself, to play around
  • 荒む 【すさむ】 to grow wild, to run to waste, to become degenerate, to become rough (of art, craft, etc.), to lose refinement, to deteriorate (of skill), to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.), to become more severe
  • 荒らし 【あらし】 (Internet) troll, disturber, raising havoc, laying waste, trolling, vandalism, robbery, holdup, robber, thief
  • 荒らし回る 【あらしまわる】 to break into (houses here and there), to rampage
  • 山荒 【やまあらし】 porcupine, hedgehog

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
huang1
Korean:
hwang

Spanish

  • áspero
  • tosco
  • rudo
  • salvaje
  • violento
  • desolarse
  • enfurecerse

Portuguese

  • Abandonado no mato
  • selvagem
  • rude

French

  • brutalité
  • dévaster
  • rude
  • sauvage
1253 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
901 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3941 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1028 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
866 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
935 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1377 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1464 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1666 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
651 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2810 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1447 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1950 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
499 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30953P Morohashi
2260 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5034 New Nelson (John Haig)
488 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
527 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1291 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1957 2001 Kanji
3k6.18 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-6 SKIP code
4421.1 Four corner code
1-25-51 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8352 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
Variants:
refreshing, nice and cool
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1783 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 涼 【リョウ】 cool breeze, cool air, refreshing coolness
  • 涼風 【リョウフウ】 cool breeze, refreshing breeze
  • 清涼 【セイリョウ】 cool, refreshing
  • 納涼 【ノウリョウ】 escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)

Kun reading compounds

  • 涼しい 【すずしい】 cool, refreshing, clear (e.g. eyes), bright, clear, distinct, composed (facial expression), unruffled, unconcerned, pure, upright, innocent
  • 涼しい顔 【すずしいかお】 nonchalant air, unruffled air
  • 涼む 【すずむ】 to cool oneself, to cool off, to enjoy the cool air
  • 涼やか 【すずやか】 refreshing, clear

Readings

Japanese names:
りょ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
liang2, liang4
Korean:
ryang

Spanish

  • refrescante
  • fresco
  • agradable
  • refrescarse

Portuguese

  • fresco e agradável
  • refrescante

French

  • rafraîchissant
  • frais
1906 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1490 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2598 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1268 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
689 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1330 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1204 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1267 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
340 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1216 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
633 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
382 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
477 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
319 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17606 Morohashi
521 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3198 New Nelson (John Haig)
313 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
335 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1460 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
341 2001 Kanji
3a8.31 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
3019.6 Four corner code
1-46-35 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6dbc Unicode hex code