This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

荒らす

荒す

Reading

Kana: あらす
Romaji: arasu
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v5s
vt
1

to lay waste; to devastate; to damage

2

to invade; to break into

3

to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam

(Computer terminology)
Note: colloquialism

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 あら.い、 あら-、 あ.れる、 あ.らす、 -あ.らし、 すさ.む
Meanings: laid waste, rough, rude, wild

Example Sentences

(にわ)()らしたのは(だれ)だ。
➥Who destroyed the garden?
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野犬(やけん)がうちの(にわ)()(あら)した。
➥Stray dogs tramped about my garden.
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(むし)()()らされて(もも)中空(ちゅうくう)になっていた。
➥The insect ate the peach hollow.
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(かれ)らは(わたし)果実園(かじつえん)()らした。
➥They robbed my orchard.
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その(くに)(なが)戦争(せんそう)によって()らされていた。
➥The country had been devastated by long war.
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掲示板(けいじばん)()らす(ひと)精神(せいしん)状態(じょうたい)がわかりません。
➥I just don't understand what goes through the minds of people who troll forums.
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