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野 — how to write the kanji for “plains”

野 means “plains”, “field” and “rustic”; it is a JLPT N4 kanji, taught in second grade in Japan. In newspapers it is the 120th most used kanji. KANJIDIC2 gives it 2 on readings and 2 kun readings, so the word decides how you say it. Its parts sit side by side: 里 (“ri”, its radical), strokes 1–7; 予 (“beforehand”), strokes 8–11, each finished before the next. On its own it is the word no, “field; plain”. Read ya, it forms 分野 (“field”), 野党 (“opposition party”) and 野球 (“baseball”); the native reading no gives 大野 (“large field”). Chinese reads it yě, “field”, at HSK 6.

Strokes
11
JLPT
N4
Radical
里 (“ri”)
On
ヤ, ショ
Kun
の-, の

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  1. Vertical ㇑top leftdownwards
  2. Horizontal-turn ㇕top leftrightwards → downwards
  3. Horizontal ㇐top leftrightwards
  4. Horizontal ㇐leftrightwards
  5. Vertical ㇑top leftdownwards
  6. Horizontal ㇐leftrightwards
  7. Rising stroke ㇀bottom leftrightwards
  8. Horizontal then left-falling ㇇toprightwards → down and left
  9. Dot ㇔topdown and right
  10. Horizontal then left-falling ㇇centerrightwards → down and left
  11. Vertical hook ㇚rightdownwards → up and left

Japanese and Chinese

The two models differ in shape, so our comparison does not claim an order; compare the numbered frames yourself (11 strokes in Japanese, 11 strokes in Chinese).

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Japanese · KanjiVG · 11 strokes
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Chinese · Make Me a Hanzi · 11 strokes

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Readings

On (Chinese-derived)
ヤ ya, ショ sho (rare)
Kun (native)
の- no-, の no (rare)
Meanings
plains; field; rustic; civilian life
Read ya
分野 野党 野球 与野党 野菜 視野
Read no
大野
School year
second grade
Newspaper rank
120th of 2,500 (KANJIDIC2)
Korean hanja
야 ya
Common words
40 in JMdict

On and kun, explained

Words with 野

WordReadingMeaning
分野ぶんや bun'yafield; sphere
野党やとう yatouopposition party; the opposition
野球やきゅう yakyuubaseball
与野党よやとう yoyatouruling and opposition parties; parties in and out of power
野菜やさい yasaivegetable
視野しや shiyafield of vision; view
野生やせい yaseiwild; growing wild
大野おおの oonolarge field
内野ないや naiyainfield; diamond
平野へいや heiyaplain; open field

Most common first (JMdict).

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