also: あれの · あらの
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.
Nothing grew in that wasteland.
彼は広大な荒野を一人で旅した。
He traveled alone across the vast wilderness.
The war turned the fertile fields into a wasteland.
The settlers cleared the wilderness and built a village.
He lost his way and kept wandering through the wilderness.
The wasteland stretched all the way to the horizon.
原野 emphasizes a flat, open, often grassy field, whereas 荒野 carries a stronger sense of desolation and wildness.
荒地 focuses on land that is barren or unfit for farming, while 荒野 evokes a vast, untamed wilderness in general.
ムーア refers specifically to the heather-covered, often British moorland, while 荒野 is a more general term for any barren or uncultivated wasteland.
荒野 emphasizes a desolate, wild wilderness, while 原 simply denotes open flat land without implying desolation.
Standard kanji spelling; the most common reading is こうや.
Alternate reading for the same kanji spelling; less common than こうや.
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.