Word details

荒野

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 荒野.

Dictionary

Entry

荒野荒れ野こうや (荒野/曠野)あれの (荒野/荒れ野)あらの (荒野/曠野)曠野NounFreq #9985
1

wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds; desert; wild land

Examples
新たな入植者達がその広大な荒野を開拓した。
The newcomers cultivated the immense wilderness.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

荒

laid waste, rough, rude, wild

9 strokesFrequency 1,099JLPT N2Grade 8

On

コウ

Kun

あ.らすあ.れるあら.いすさ.ぶすさ.むあ.らし

Nanori

ら
野

plains, field, rustic, civilian life

11 strokesFrequency 120JLPT N3Grade 2

On

ヤショ

Kun

のの-

Nanori

ずけつけぬ
曠

wide, worthless

19 strokes

On

コウ

Kun

あきらかむな.しい

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