あれる

荒 れる

Common word

  1. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to become stormy, to become rough (of the sea)

    • 海はますます荒れてきた。
      The sea grew wilder and wilder.

  2. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to fall into ruin, to become neglected, to become dilapidated

    • 村への道路はとても荒れています。
      The road to the village is very rough.

  3. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to become rough (of skin), to get chapped

    • 唇が荒れています。
      I have chapped lips.

  4. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to become unruly, to become violent, to go wild, to get out of control

    • なるほど彼は剛速球投手だが、よく荒れる。
      It is true he has a good fast ball, but he is often wild.

  5. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to become unsettled (e.g. of one's life), to become disordered