大 草 原(だいそうげん)

だいそうげん

noun

great plains; prairie; vast grassland

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1. vast grassland; prairie; steppe

A grassland that stretches as far as the eye can see, such as the Mongolian steppe or the North American prairie.

大草原(だいそうげん)が広(ひろ)がっている。

A vast grassland stretches out.

モンゴルの大草原(だいそうげん)を馬(うま)で走(はし)った。

I rode a horse across the Mongolian steppe.

大草原(だいそうげん)の真(ま)ん中(なか)で見上(みあ)げた星空(ほしぞら)は、一生(いっしょう)忘(わす)れられない。

I'll never forget the starry sky I looked up at in the middle of that great grassland.

大(だい) (great) + 草原(そうげん) (grassland). Used for grasslands that reach the horizon: the Mongolian steppe, the North American prairie, the African savanna. It carries a sense of openness and freedom, and is common in travel writing and titles.

Common collocations

大草原(だいそうげん)が広(ひろ)がる: a vast grassland spreads out
モンゴルの大草原(だいそうげん): the Mongolian steppe
大草原(だいそうげん)の小(ちい)さな家(いえ): Little House on the Prairie (the Japanese title)

Similar words

草原(そうげん): grassland, meadow — any size
平原(へいげん): plain — flat open land, not necessarily grassy

Related Words

Compare: 平原(へいげん) (plain)

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Added 2026.9.30 17:39 · Revised 2026.9.30 17:42

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