wilderness; wasteland; open field
Refers to uncultivated, natural land such as plains, moors, or wild fields. Often used in geographical, environmental, or literary descriptions.
Wildflowers bloomed all over the wilderness.
Vast open fields were lost due to development.
The immigrants cleared this wilderness and turned it into farmland.
After crossing the mountain, a vast wilderness stretched out as far as the eye could see.
The abandoned fields reverted back to wilderness.
耕地 refers to land that has been cultivated for farming, the opposite of 原野's uncultivated, wild state.
fraudulent land sale scheme
Compound of 原 (plain, field) and 野 (field, wilderness). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination naturally conveys the meaning of uncultivated land.