荒

cold wind blowing at Lake Biwa around the 24th day of the second month of the lunisolar calendar

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

protecting the skin from becoming rough

lotion for rough skin; salve

apartment house robbery (robber)

famine-relief fund

to open up unbroken land

brave and stalwart man

Porphyra yezoensis (species of edible purple laver)

Hystricomorpha (suborder of rodents)

roughness; rudeness; wildness; harshness; gruffness

cloud ear fungus (Auricularia polytricha); wood ear fungus; black fungus

cold desert; arctic desert; fell-field

crops planted to stave off famine (e.g., wheat, barley, buckwheat, potatoes); emergency crops

Historical term

crude warrior from the eastern parts of Japan; wild man

Rare term

loosely woven mat

Rare term

loosely woven mat of wild rice leaves

Rare term

dilapidated house; tumbledown house; hovel; miserable shack

Rare term

rough man; rude man

Rare term

Sebastes iracundus (species of rockfish)

to grow wild; to run to waste; to become degenerate

to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to deteriorate (of skill)

Auxiliary verb; Usu. after -masu stem

to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

遊ぶ only; Archaic

to do as one pleases; to amuse oneself; to play around

Esp. 吹き荒ぶ

to blow fiercely; to rage

Archaic; Esp. 吹き遊ぶ

to play (a flute, etc.) for fun

to behave roughly; to get wild

Noun or verb acting prenominally

welcome (new year, new spring, etc.)

'taru' adjective

scene looking desolate and forlorn