- 野原 — field / open plain
- 野菜 — vegetable
- 野球 — baseball
- 分野 — field (of study)
- 野生 — wild / growing wild
- 野外 — outdoors / open air
The kanji 野 combines ⻏(village) and 予 (prepare) — originally representing a place outside the village used for farming or wild growth. Over time, it took on the meanings of open space, countryside, and unrefined nature.
