Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to rampage, to run wild, to run amok, to go berserk.
  2. to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.), to be wild (of the wind), to be rough, to be violent.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
荒れ狂う あれくるう
 
 
 
 
荒れくるう あれくるう
 
荒狂う あれくるう

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)
lunatic, insane, crazy
キョウ くる.う くるお.しい (7th, N1)
dog(犬) variant
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)