野 原(のはら)

のはら

noun

field; meadow; open grassland

nature

1. field; meadow; open grassland

An open area of land covered with grass or wildflowers, typically uncultivated. Evokes a natural, peaceful setting.

子(こ)どもたちが野原(のはら)で遊(あそ)んでいる。

The children are playing in the field.

春(はる)の野原(のはら)に花(はな)が一面(いちめん)に咲(さ)いていた。

Flowers were blooming all across the spring meadow.

広(ひろ)い野原(のはら)に寝転(ねころ)んで、雲(くも)の流(なが)れを眺(なが)めるのが好(す)きだ。

I like lying down in a wide meadow and watching the clouds drift by.

野原(のはら) is a compound of 野(の) (field, wild) and 原(はら) (plain, field). It refers to a natural, uncultivated open area and carries a pleasant, pastoral connotation.

Common collocations

広(ひろ)い野原(のはら) (a wide meadow)
野原(のはら)で遊(あそ)ぶ (to play in the field)
花(はな)の咲(さ)く野原(のはら) (a flower-covered meadow)
野原(のはら)を駆(か)け回(まわ)る (to run around in the field)

Distinct from 畑(はたけ) (cultivated field, farm field) and 田(た)/田(た)んぼ (rice paddy). 野原(のはら) specifically implies a natural, unfarmed area. Often appears in children's stories and nostalgic descriptions of rural life.

Related Words

Compare: 畑(はたけ) (cultivated field)

Compare: 野球場(やきゅうじょう) (baseball stadium)

Compare: 平原(へいげん) (plain)

Compare: 原(はら)っぱ (open field)

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