野生|やせいyasei[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. no-adjectivewild
    野原のはらには野生やせいの花はながたくさんある。↗
    The fields abound in wild flowers.
  2. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbgrowing wild; living in the wild
  3. pronounI; me
Conjugation
Dictionary form野生する(やせいする)
Polite (masu)野生します(やせいします)
Negative (nai)野生しない(やせいしない)
polite (masen)野生しません(やせいしません)
classical zu / nu野生せず・野生せぬ(やせいせず・やせいせぬ)
Past (ta)野生した(やせいした)
polite (mashita)野生しました(やせいしました)
Past negative (nakatta)野生しなかった(やせいしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)野生しませんでした(やせいしませんでした)
Te form野生して(やせいして)
Potential野生できる(やせいできる)
Passive野生される(やせいされる)
Causative野生させる(やせいさせる)
Causative passive野生させられる(やせいさせられる)
Conditional (ba)野生すれば(やせいすれば)
tara野生したら(やせいしたら)
Volitional野生しよう(やせいしよう)
polite (mashou)野生しましょう(やせいしましょう)
Imperative野生しろ(やせいしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related野性やせいNeutralHomophone of 「野生」: wildness, an untamed nature; 「野生」 is about growing in the wild.
  • Related自然状態しぜんじょうたいWrittenWritten/formal prose for a state left untouched by human hands; 「野生」 focuses on living things growing in the wild.
  • Antonym飼育しいくNeutralBreeding or keeping animals in a human-made environment; the opposite of 「野生」, which describes growth in the wild.
  • Antonym栽培さいばいNeutralCultivating plants by human hands; the opposite of 「野生」, which is natural growth in the wild.

Use 「野生」 for plants and animals growing naturally in the wild, as in 「野生動物」. For an untamed nature or temperament use 「野性」; for animals bred or kept by people use 「飼育」; for plants grown by people use 「栽培」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 山野さんやで自然しぜんに育そだつこと。
  2. 自分じぶんの謙称けんしょう。
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