Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あら
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Adnominal of classical (あら) (arabu) (expected modern form is *(あら)びる (arabiru)).

Pronunciation

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Adnominal

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(あら)ぶる (araburu

  1. savage, wild, unruly

Usage notes

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  • Formally uninflectable, but sometimes misinterpreted as a godan verb.

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN