Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to fall into ruin, to become dilapidated, to become run-down, to become desolate, to be badly neglected.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
荒れ果てる あれはてる
 
 
 
 
荒れはてる あれはてる
 
 
荒果てる あれはてる

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)
fruit, reward, carry out
カ は.たす はた.す (4th, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)