荒れ狂う

あれくるう

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to go berserk
2. to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough; to be violent

Kanji

• 荒 rough. Read as あれる.
• 狂 mad. Read as くるう.

Example sentences

• 吹雪はまる一週間荒れ狂った。
  The snowstorm raged for a full week.
• 我らの頭上に荒れ狂う砂と剣の煌きは、まるで夜空に降り注ぐ流星の如し。
  The turbulent sands above our heads, the flinging of our swords... they're naught but falling stars in the night sky.

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