Translation guide
How to express that something becomes rough in texture, surface, behavior, or condition in Japanese.
Describing when a surface, skin, or material loses smoothness and becomes coarse or uneven.
Intransitive verb meaning 'to become rough', commonly used for skin, weather, or surfaces. Often implies damage or disorder.
My skin becomes rough in winter.
The sea is rough.
Phrase meaning 'to become rough/grainy', often for tactile surfaces like sandpaper or dry skin.
The surface became rough from the sandpaper.
Intransitive verb meaning 'to become coarse/rough', often for texture or grain. More literal and less common than 荒れる.
This cloth becomes rough when washed.
Describing when a person's actions, speech, or attitude becomes aggressive, crude, or disorderly.
Also used for behavior becoming wild or violent, e.g., a person or crowd getting out of control.
He becomes rough when he drinks.
Specifically for speech becoming rough or coarse.
Means 'to become violent/rough' in behavior. More formal and stronger than 荒れる.
Describing when a situation, relationship, or state becomes chaotic, unstable, or rough.
Broadly used for things becoming rough, such as a class, meeting, or life falling into disorder.
The meeting became rough/chaotic.
Colloquial phrase meaning 'to become messy/rough/disorderly', often for situations or relationships.
Relationships have become rough/messy.
In Japanese, the change of state is often expressed by the verb itself (e.g., 荒れる) rather than using 'become' + adjective. Avoid overusing ～になる when a single verb is more natural.
His language becomes rough when he gets angry.
He gradually became rough/violent.