野
野·field, plain
- On-yomi
- ヤ
- Kun-yomi
- の
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 野菜 | やさい | vegetable |
| 野球 | やきゅう | baseball |
| 野原 | のはら | open field |
| 分野 | ぶんや | field, area (of study) |
Example sentences
毎日野菜をたくさん食べています。
まいにちやさいをたくさんたべています。
I eat a lot of vegetables every day.
弟は野球が大好きです。
おとうとはやきゅうがだいすきです。
My little brother loves baseball.
子どもたちが野原を走っています。
こどもたちがのはらをはしっています。
The children are running across the field.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
- 野里里 (village) is the left-hand half of 野; 野 adds 予 on the right.
Common mistakes
- Reading 野菜 as *のさい — in this compound 野 is や.
- Expecting 野 to mean 'wild' in every word — 野菜 is just 'vegetable', not 'wild vegetable'.
Memory aid
Picture it
里 (village) beside 予 — the open land stretching out just past the village edge.
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