荒い|あらいarai[0]heiban (flat)

1. i-adjectiverough; wild; violent; rude; coarse; harsh; fierce; heavy (e.g. breathing)
   僕ぼくのボスは人使ひとづかいが荒あらいんだ。↗

   My boss is a slave driver.
2. i-adjectiveimmoderate; extravagant; reckless

• Synonym激しいはげしいNeutralRefers to violence and intensity, as in 「激しい雨」; it stresses sheer strength, while 「荒い」 stresses roughness and instability.
• Synonym荒々しいあらあらしいNeutralRough and wild, stronger in tone than 「荒い」; mostly describes people's behavior and character.
• Synonym荒っぽいあらっぽいCasualColloquial; rude in manner and careless in how one does things, as in 「運転が荒っぽい」.
• Related凄まじいすさまじいNeutralAstonishing or fearsome, of extreme degree, as in 「凄まじい勢い」.
• Related粗いあらいNeutralHomophone with different kanji: coarse grains or a wide mesh, as in 「目が粗い」; 「荒い」 is about rough, violent behavior.
• Related猛烈もうれつWrittenWritten/formal prose; fierce and frantic, as in 「猛烈な勢い」, stressing powerful momentum.
• Related大荒れおおあれNeutralA noun for a violent storm or a situation thrown into chaos, as in 「大荒れの天気」.
• Related険しいけわしいWrittenWritten/formal prose; steep, rugged terrain or a stern expression, as in 「険しい顔」.
• RelatedごついCasualColloquial; big, solid and rugged in appearance, as in 「ごつい手」.
• Antonym細かいこまかいNeutralFine and minute; the opposite of coarse 「粗い」, but not a direct antonym of 「荒い」.
• Antonym穏やかおだやかNeutralCalm and gentle, as in 「穏やかな海」; the opposite of the rough, stormy seas 「荒い」 describes.

Use 「荒い」 for rough waves, a violent temper, or reckless spending, as in 「波が荒い」「金遣いが荒い」. For sheer intensity choose 「激しい」, for rude or careless behavior 「荒っぽい」, for coarse grains 「粗い」, and for calm conditions 「穏やか」.

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1. （原義げんぎ）整ととのった、秩序ちつじょのとれた、調和ちょうわのとれた状態じょうたいにない。
2. 動うごきや勢いきおいが激はげしい。
3. 態度たいどなどが乱暴らんぼうである。
4. 度どを越こしている。
5. 大雑把おおざっぱである。