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荒あらい

い adjectiveadjective (generic)

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あらい

Meanings

rough, wild, violent, rude, coarse, harsh, fierce, heavy (e.g. breathing)
immoderate, extravagant, reckless

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Example sentences

彼かれは言葉ことばが荒あらいので、初対面しょたいめんの人ひとに誤解ごかいされることが多おおい。

Because his words are rough, he is often misunderstood by people he meets for the first time.

台風たいふうが近ちかづくにつれて、波なみが荒あらくなってきた。

As the typhoon approached, the waves became rough.

長距離ちょうきょりを走はしった後あと、彼女かのじょの息遣いきづかいが荒あらかった。

After running a long distance, her breathing was heavy.

荒あらい運転うんてんは自分じぶんだけでなく、他ほかの人ひとの命いのちも危険きけんにさらす。

Reckless driving puts not only oneself but also other people's lives at risk.

彼かれの金遣かねづかいが荒あらいせいで、家族かぞく全員ぜんいんが苦くるしい生活せいかつを強しいられている。

Because of his extravagant spending, the entire family is forced to live a difficult life.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)