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荒い (あらい, arai) Japanese meaning: rough | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 荒い · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 荒あら い 荒あら くない Polite 荒あら いです 荒あら くないです also 荒あら くありません Past polite 荒あら かったです 荒あら くなかったです also 荒あら くありませんでした Past 荒あら かった 荒あら くなかった Te-form 荒あら くて 荒あら くなくて Adverbial 荒あら く Conditional 荒あら ければ 荒あら くなければ Tara conditional 荒あら かったら 荒あら くなかったら
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The waves are rough, so we can't swim today.
I could hear heavy breathing.
Usage patterns 波なみ が 荒あら い the waves/sea are rough
A typhoon is approaching and the waves are rough.
言こと 葉ば が 荒あら い one's language/words are harsh or rough
He gets rough with his words when he's angry.
運うん 転てん が 荒あら い someone's driving is rough/reckless
That taxi driver's driving is rough.
呼こ 吸きゅう が 荒あら い one's breathing is heavy/ragged
Her breathing was ragged after running a long distance.
Expressions 荒あら い 波なみ rough waves; raging waves; stormy seas 気き が 荒あら い bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome 気き の 荒あら い bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome 鼻はな 息いき が 荒あら い imperious; proud; overbearing · heavy nasal breathing; snorting Related words 乱暴 is a noun/na-adjective emphasizing violent or careless treatment of people or things, while 荒い is a broader i-adjective that can also describe natural forces like wind or waves.
無駄 focuses on wastefulness with no benefit, while 荒い (as in 金遣いが荒い) describes a reckless, uncontrolled way of spending or using things.
激しい stresses sheer intensity of a force or emotion (激しい雨), whereas 荒い adds a sense of roughness or lack of control rather than just strength.
荒い is a simpler, more neutral word for 'rough' (surfaces, weather, manner), while 荒々しい is more emphatic and vivid, stressing a striking or violent roughness.
荒い is a broad adjective for rough, intense, or violent, usable for natural forces or actions, while 粗暴 is specifically about human character and manner.
Opposites 穏やか describes calm, gentle conditions (穏やかな海), the opposite of 荒い used for rough, violent seas or manners.
質素 describes frugal, modest habits, the opposite of 荒い used for reckless, extravagant spending (金遣いが荒い).
Don't confuse with 荒い describes rough or violent behavior/manner (荒い波, 荒い運転), while 粗い describes coarse texture or granularity (粗い砂, 粗い網).
荒い is an adjective meaning rough or violent, whereas 荒らげる is a transitive verb meaning to deliberately make one's voice or attitude rough.
荒い describes something physically rough or violent (rough seas, rough breathing), while 荒っぽい describes a person's manner or the crudeness of their work.
Word family· 52 lay waste; devastate; damage · invade; break into; trespass · troll; spam; vandalize online
internet troll; online troublemaker · causing havoc; vandalism; trolling · robbery; burglary; thief; robber
rough wood; unseasoned timber; logs in bark
Etymology The adjective 荒い is derived from the same root as the verb 荒れる (to be rough, stormy). The kanji 荒 carries meanings of roughness, wildness, and devastation.
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荒い is an adjective describing an already-rough or violent state or manner, while 荒れる is the verb for something changing into that rough or ruined state.
rough; wild; violent; harsh; gruff
raging waves; stormy seas · hardships; adversity; troubles
Show 24 more wild; violent; rough-mannered; rude · rough; crude; coarse; careless
rough-hewn; unrefined; crude
violent; rough; harsh
rough; rowdy; wild; violent · rough person; rowdy person
powerful deity; miraculous spirit
physical labor; manual work; heavy work · drastic move; power technique; display of power
rough sea; stormy sea
drastic medical treatment; rough-and-ready remedy · drastic measures; bold steps
become rough; get agitated; become aggravated
wild horse; untamed horse; bronco
violent; rough
roughen; raise (voice); harden (attitude)
asceticism; austere training
reefy coast; windswept shore
making a killing; raking in money · robbery; robber
rough speaking; harsh language
kabuki fighting scene; rough style acting
rough-coated wall; roughcast wall
crude eastern warrior; wild man
arame (Eisenia bicyclis)
violent tide; fierce tidal current
household sundries; household tools and utensils
unprocessed stone; rubble
loosely woven mat; coarse straw mat
