野のざらし

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.

• 野のざらしの看かん板ばんが風かぜに揺ゆれていた。

  The weather-beaten signboard was swaying in the wind.

noun

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.

• 戦せん場じょう跡あとには野のざらしが転ころがっていた。

  Bleached skulls lay scattered on the old battlefield.