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noun
field, plain
1. field, plain, open land
An open area of land, typically covered with grass or wild plants; uncultivated land.
Flowers blooming in the field are beautiful.
To walk through fields and mountains.
野山 = fields and mountains, countryside
I spotted a wild rabbit.
野〜 = wild ~

USAGE: () refers to open fields and wild areas. It's commonly used as a prefix meaning 'wild' or 'field-'.

AS A PREFIX (()〜 = wild):

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

NOTE: The character (の/や) has multiple readings: の (kun), や (on). In compounds it's often read や.