平 原(へいげん)

へいげん

noun

plain; open field; flatland

geography

1. a broad, flat expanse of land

A large area of flat, open land with few trees or hills, often covered with grass.

広(ひろ)い平原(へいげん)が続(つづ)く。

A wide plain stretches on.

馬(うま)が平原(へいげん)を走(はし)っている。

Horses are running across the plain.

地平線(ちへいせん)まで平原(へいげん)が広(ひろ)がっていた。

The plain spread out all the way to the horizon.

A broad, flat stretch of open land. A somewhat literary or geographic word; in everyday conversation 野原(のはら) (field) is more common for smaller open areas.

Common collocations

広大(こうだい)な平原(へいげん): a vast plain
平原(へいげん)が広(ひろ)がる: a plain spreads out

Similar words

平野(へいや): plain — a geographic term for a low flat region, often named (such as 関東(かんとう)平野(へいや))
草原(そうげん): grassland — a plain specifically covered with grass
野原(のはら): field — a smaller, more familiar open area

Related Words

Compare: 平野(へいや) (plain)

Compare: 草原(そうげん) (grassland)

Compare: 野原(のはら) (field)

Compare: 大草原(だいそうげん) (great plains)

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Added 2026.5.16 13:08 · Revised 2026.9.30 17:42

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