広野・曠野|こうやkouya[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounwide plain
   新あらたな入植者にゅうしょくしゃ達たちがその広大こうだいな広野ひろのを開墾かいこんした。↗

   The newcomers cultivated the immense wilderness.

• Related平原へいげんNeutralFlat, broad open land; leans geographic, as in 「平原地帯」, while 「広野」 carries a more literary flavor.
• Related平野へいやNeutralA geographic term for low-lying, extensive flat land, as in 「関東平野」; far more common than 「広野」.
• Related原野げんやWrittenUncultivated land overgrown with wild grasses and shrubs; stresses bleak, undeveloped terrain, while 「広野」 stresses breadth.
• RelatedプレーリーNeutralA loanword for the vast, nearly treeless grasslands of North America; 「広野」 refers to any wide open field.
• Antonym狭地WrittenNarrow land; rare and written in tone, opposing 「広野」 in the width of the land.

Use 「広野」 for a wide open field in written prose. For plains in the geographic sense pick 「平野」 or 「平原」; 「原野」 suits wild, uncultivated land, and 「プレーリー」 the North American prairie.

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1. 広広ひろびろとした野原のはら。