1.
a broad, flat expanse of land
A large area of flat, open land with few trees or hills, often covered with grass.
広い平原が続く。
A wide plain stretches on.
馬が平原を走っている。
Horses are running across the plain.
地平線まで平原が広がっていた。
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 (field) is more common for smaller open areas.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 広大な平原: a vast plain
- 平原が広がる: a plain spreads out
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 平野: plain — a geographic term for a low flat region, often named (such as 関東平野)
- 草原: grassland — a plain specifically covered with grass
- 野原: field — a smaller, more familiar open area