Japanese symbol for “ravage”
荒らし回る
あらしまわる
Romaji: arashimawaru
to wreak damage on; to cause trouble to; to ravage; to ransack
In Japanese, ravage is 荒らし回る, read あらしまわる (arashimawaru).
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Meanings
- v5r, vt to wreak damage on; to cause trouble to; to ravage; to ransack; to rampage; to storm through
- v5r, vi to go around causing damage; to rampage from place to place; to ravage far and wide
Written forms: 荒らし回る、荒し回る. Readings: あらしまわる.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ravage”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 踏み荒らす | ふみあらす fumiarasu | to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 荒野 | こうや kouya | wasteland; wilderness; deserted land |
| 荒れる | あれる areru | to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea) |
| 荒木 | あらき araki | logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber |
| 荒れ | あれ are | stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin) |
| 荒らす | あらす arasu | to lay waste; to devastate; to damage |
| 荒い | あらい arai | rough; wild; violent |
| 今回 | こんかい konkai | this time; now |
| 回復 | かいふく kaifuku | restoration; recovery; rehabilitation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “ravage”.
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