1.
field, plain, open land
An open area of land, typically covered with grass or wild plants; uncultivated land.
野に咲く花は美しい。
Flowers blooming in the field are beautiful.
野山を歩く。
To walk through fields and mountains.
野山 = fields and mountains, countryside
野ウサギを見かけた。
I spotted a wild rabbit.
野〜 = wild ~
USAGE: 野 refers to open fields and wild areas. It's commonly used as a prefix meaning 'wild' or 'field-'.
AS A PREFIX (野〜 = wild):
- 野ウサギ (wild rabbit)
- 野バラ (wild rose)
- 野イチゴ (wild strawberry)
- 野鳥 (wild bird)
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- 野原 (field, plain)
- 野山 (fields and mountains)
- 平野 (plain)
- 野外 (outdoors, open-air)
- 分野 (field, area of study)
- 視野 (field of vision)
NOTE: The character 野 has multiple readings: の (kun), や (on). In compounds it's often read や.