noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
weather-beaten; exposed to the elements
Describes something left outdoors and worn by sun, rain, and wind. Often used attributively with の.
The weather-beaten signboard was swaying in the wind.
bleached skull; skull left in the open
Literary or formal term for a skull that has been bleached by exposure to the elements. Often evokes a desolate, poetic image.
Bleached skulls lay scattered on the old battlefield.
Common spelling using kana for the second part, avoiding less common kanji variants.
Kanji spelling using 晒, which means 'to expose to the elements'.
Abbreviated kanji spelling, less common.
Compound of 野 (の, 'field') and 晒し (さらし, 'exposing to the elements', from verb 晒す). Literally 'field-exposed', referring to things left out in the open and weathered.