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.
野生の鹿を見かけた。
I spotted a wild deer.
この花は野生で育ったものだ。
This flower grew in the wild.
野生動物に餌を与えてはいけないと看板に書いてあった。
A sign said that you must not feed the wild animals.
A compound of 野 (field, wild) and 生 (life, living). Used both as a noun and as a no-adjective modifier.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 野生動物 (wild animal)
- 野生植物 (wild plant)
- 野生の～ (wild ~)
- 野生に返る (to return to the wild)
- 野生生物 (wildlife)
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).