あらい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of あらい – see the following entries.

【粗い】 [adjective] coarse; rough (in regards to physical attributes such as texture)

【荒い】 [adjective] rough, harsh, intense (in regards to motion or movement)

【洗い】 [noun] washing [noun] sashimi chilled in ice water

【荒井】 [proper noun] a surname

【新井】 [proper noun] a surname

(This term, あらい, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as あらい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あらい.)