Related words 荒あら い 荒い is an adjective meaning 'rough' or 'violent'; 荒々しさ is the noun form expressing the quality or degree of that roughness.
乱らん 暴ぼう 乱暴 emphasizes violence or disorderly conduct, while 荒々しさ can refer to a rough manner or wild nature without necessarily implying violence.
Written forms 荒あら 々あら しさ
Standard kanji spelling using the repetition mark 々 .
荒あら 荒あら しさ
Uncommon spelling without the repetition mark; learners may encounter it but 荒々しさ is preferred.
Etymology Derived from the adjective 荒々しい (あらあらしい , 'rough, wild') by adding the nominalizing suffix さ . The base adjective is a reduplication of 荒い (あらい , 'rough').
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