also: あれの · あらの
noun
wasteland; wilderness; deserted plain
Refers to an uncultivated, uninhabited, or desolate open area. Can range from a barren desert to a vast prairie, but the core image is a wild, empty expanse.
その荒野には何も生えていなかった。
Nothing grew in that wasteland.
彼は広大な荒野を一人で旅
He traveled alone across the vast wilderness.
Irregular kanji usage; 曠 is a rare character for this word.
Rare reading and irregular kanji combination; not recommended for learners.
Explicitly spells out the あれの reading; used to avoid ambiguity.
Composed of 荒 (wild, rough) and 野 (field, plain). The reading こうや is the on'yomi, while あれの and あらの are kun'yomi-based readings. The word has been used since classical Japanese to describe uncultivated or desolate land.