also: ひろの
wide plain; open field
Refers to a broad, open expanse of land, often natural and undeveloped.
広野を風が吹き抜ける。
The wind blows across the wide plain.
彼らは
They pitched their tent on the open field.
野原 is a field or meadow, often smaller and more everyday; 広野 suggests a larger, more expansive area.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading こうや is the most common.
Alternate reading, less common; may appear in proper nouns or older texts.
Rare kanji variant; 曠 is not a jōyō kanji.
Compound of 広 (wide) and 野 (field/plain). The reading こうや is the on'yomi of both characters, while ひろの uses the kun'yomi of 広.