also: ひろの
wide plain; open field
Refers to a broad, open expanse of land, often natural and undeveloped.
The wind blows across the wide plain.
彼らは広野にテントを張った。
They pitched their tent on the open field.
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.