1.
wild; wildlife; growing or living in the wild
The state of animals or plants living naturally without human cultivation or domestication. Also used as a modifier to describe something that exists in its natural, untamed state.
A compound of 野 (field, wild) and 生 (life, living). Used both as a noun and as a no-adjective modifier.
Common collocations
The opposite of 野生 is 飼育 (breeding, raising in captivity) for animals or 栽培 (cultivation) for plants. 野生 can also be used figuratively to describe someone with raw, untamed energy or instincts: 野生の勘 (wild instinct).