Meaning of 荒い(あらい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 荒い JLPT 2

Kana Reading あらい

Romaji arai

Parts of speech

adjective (keiyoushi)

Meaning

rough; rude; wild

Examples of 荒い, あらい in a sentence

僕のボスは人使いが荒いんだ。

My boss is a slave driver.
彼女は言葉使いが荒い。

She is rough in speech.
彼は金使いが荒い。

He is free with his money.
彼は運転が荒い。

He drives roughly.

Related Kanji

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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