荒らす

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[1]

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「荒らす
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
荒らす らす
Imperative (命令形) 荒らせ らせ
Key constructions
Passive 荒らされる らされる
Causative 荒らさせる らさせる
Potential 荒らせる らせる
Volitional 荒らそう らそ
Negative 荒らさない らさない
Negative perfective 荒らさなかった らさなかった
Formal 荒らします らしま
Perfective 荒らした らした
Conjunctive 荒らして らして
Hypothetical conditional 荒らせば らせ

Verb

()らす (arasutransitive godan (stem ()らし (arashi), past ()らした (arashita))

Japanese verb pair
active 荒らす
mediopassive 荒れる
  1. to sterilize; to lay waste; to devastate; to put everything in disorder
  2. to invade; to barge into someone's area or domain
  3. to destroy, to ruin
  4. (Internet) to troll, to vandalize
    ()らすコメントをしないでください。
    Arasu komento o shinaide kudasai.
    Please do not make trolling comments.

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References

  1. ^ ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN