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44 荒らす
To Lay Waste

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Meaning

Primary

To Lay Waste

Secondary

To Devastate

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Reading

あらす

Notes

Groups

    • 荒らす （あらす） To Lay Waste, To Devastate

    • 荒れる （あれる） To Be Stormy, To Be Rough

    • 荒い （あらい） Wild, Rough

    • 荒々しい （あらあらしい） Wild, Rough

    • 嵐 （あらし） Storm, Tempest

    • 滅ぼす （ほろぼす） To Destroy, To Annihilate

    • 荒らす （あらす） To Lay Waste, To Devastate

Remarks

  • A wild 荒 (natural) disaster will Lay Waste 荒らす to everything in its path.

  • A あ lass らす can Lay Waste to her surroundings when upset.

  • Alas あらす, everything was Devastated by the flood.

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