adjective

  1. rough, wild, rude, harsh, gruff, violent.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
荒々しい あらあらしい
 
 
荒荒しい あらあらしい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

laid waste, rough, rude
あら.い あ.らす コウ (7th, N2)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
a watery waste, to reach
deceased, the late, dying
ボウ な.い モウ (6th, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ セン か (1st, N5)
repeated kanji symbol