Japanese symbol for “rude”
荒い
あらい
Romaji: arai
rough; wild; violent; rude
In Japanese, rude is 荒い, read あらい (arai).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-i rough; wild; violent; rude; coarse; harsh
- adj-i immoderate; extravagant; reckless
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “rude”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 荒っぽい | あらっぽい arappoi | wild; violent; rough-mannered |
| 無礼 | なめ name | rude; impolite; discourteous |
| 荒々しい | あらあらしい araarashii | rough; wild; rude |
| 粗暴 | そぼう sobou | rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude |
| 粗野 | そや soya | rustic; rude; vulgar |
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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “rude”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.