Entry
  1. Taru adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particle

    desolate; dreary; bleak

    最も荒涼たる日は一日中笑わなかった日である。
    The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed.

Also written 荒寥【こうりょう】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

laid waste, rough, rude, wild

Kun
あ.らすあ.れるあら.いすさ.ぶすさ.むあ.らし
On
コウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1099 of 2500
Radical
grass
WaniKani
Level 42

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-3-6SKIP code
3k6.18The Kanji Dictionary
4421.1Four corner code
1957deroo
8352Unicode hex code
1-25-51JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3941Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5034New Nelson (John Haig)
2260New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2810Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1447Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1950Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
488Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
527Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
901A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
935Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1028Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30953PMorohashi
1253A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1377Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1464Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
866Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1291Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1666Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
651Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
499Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
huang1Pinyin reading
hwangKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
42WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

refreshing, nice and cool

Kun
すず.しいすず.むすず.やかうす.いひや.すまことに
On
リョウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1783 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 46

Built from

Used in names as

りょ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3a8.31The Kanji Dictionary
3019.6Four corner code
341deroo
6dbcUnicode hex code
1-46-35JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2598Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3198New Nelson (John Haig)
521New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
633Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
382Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
477Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
313Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
335Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1490A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1330Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1268Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17606Morohashi
1906A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1204Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1267Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
689Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1460Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
340Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1216Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
319Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
liang2, liang4Pinyin reading
ryangKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
46WaniKani level