JLPT N4 · 11 strokes
Kanji 野: "plains, field, rustic"
The kanji 野 means "plains, field, rustic, civilian life". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read ヤ, ショ in on'yomi and の, の- in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヤショ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
のの-
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | plains, field, rustic, civilian life |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 120 of 2,501 |
Common words with 野
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 野field; plain · hidden interior part (of a structure or object)
- 野菜vegetable · marijuana; cannabis
- 野郎guy; fellow; chap; buddy · bastard; asshole; arsehole; son of a bitch
- この野郎you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
- 野球baseball
- 分野field; sphere; realm; division
- 視野field of vision; view · one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
- 野生wild · growing wild; living in the wild
- 荒野wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie
- 野望ambition; aspiration
- 野心ambition; aspiration · sinister designs; treachery
- 野蛮savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized
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