荒

Rough

Also: Wild, Laid Waste, Rude

On'yomi

  • こう kou

Kun'yomi

  • あ(れる) areru
  • あら(い) arai
  • すさ susa
Stroke count
9
Radical
艸 grass · Kangxi radical 140
JLPT level
N2
School grade
Secondary school

荒 has 9 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 艸 (grass), number 140. Hashidari places it at JLPT N2. Japanese students learn it in junior high and high school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N2 kanji list · Secondary school kanji list (jōyō kanji after grade 6) · All kanji