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Reading and JLPT level

荒々しい, 荒荒しい

Kana Reading

あらあらしい

Romaji

arārashii

Word Senses

Parts of speech

adjective (keiyoushi)

Meaning

desolate; rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent

Example sentence

彼女の振る舞いは荒々しい。 She has a rude manner.

Examples of 荒々しい, 荒荒しい, あらあらしい in a sentence

彼女の振る舞いは荒々しい。

She has a rude manner.
彼は荒々しいサッカーの試合の間、鉄の棒で殴られた。

He was beaten with an iron rod during a violent soccer match.
だから、この荒々しい試合では選手がひどいけがを負っていたし、ときには死ぬこともあったのです。

So, players were often seriously injured and sometimes even killed in these rough games.

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荒

JLPT 2

9 strokes

laid waste, rough, rude, wild

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi: あら.い, あら-, あ.れる, あ.らす, -あ.らし, すさ.む

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