く
食
　
い
あ
荒
　
ら
　
す

Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops), to eat away, to devour, to wolf down.
  2. to eat a bit of everything.
  3. to encroach upon, to take over, to steal (e.g. support).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
く
食
　
い
あ
荒
　
ら
　
す
 食い荒らす くいあらす
く
食
　
い
あら
荒
　
す
 食い荒す くいあらす
くい
食
あ
荒
　
ら
　
す
 食荒らす くいあらす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

eat, food
た.べる　く.う　ショク (2nd, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment, (衣 variant)
laid waste, rough, rude
あら.い　あ.らす　コウ (Early Jr. High, 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)