原(はら)っぱ

はらっぱ
noun
open field; vacant grassy lot
informalgeographynature
1. open field; vacant grassy lot
A flat piece of unused land covered in grass and weeds, especially one in or near a town where children play. Informal and everyday in tone.
原(はら)っぱで遊(あそ)ぶ。
To play in the open field.
家(いえ)の裏(うら)に広(ひろ)い原(はら)っぱがある。
There is a wide grassy lot behind the house.
子(こ)どもの頃(ころ)は、近所(きんじょ)の原(はら)っぱで日(ひ)が暮(く)れるまで野球(やきゅう)をしていた。
When I was a child, I played baseball in the neighborhood field until the sun went down.

原(はら) (field, plain) plus the informal suffix っぱ. The word carries a nostalgic, childhood flavor and appears often in stories about growing up.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 野原(のはら): field, meadow — more neutral and literary, often out in the countryside
  • 空(あ)き地(ち): vacant lot — emphasizes that the land is unused or awaiting development, with no suggestion of grass

Related Words

Compare: 野原(のはら) (field, meadow)
Compare: 空(あ)き地(ち) (vacant lot)
Compare: 草地(くさち) (grassland)
Compare: 草(くさ)っ原(ぱら) (grassy patch)
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Added 2026.7.26 21:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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