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.
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.