Meaning

Primary

To Lay Waste

Alternative

To Devastate

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

荒れる is "to be stormy" or "to be rough." This is when you do the stormy rough things. You go wild on everyone, trying to lay waste and to devastate everything around you.

Reading

あらす
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading comes from 荒れる.

Context

Context Sentences

昨夜車上荒らしにあって、マックを盗まれました。

My car was broken into last night and my mac was stolen.

Kanji Composition