English–Japanese

“field” in Japanese

Japanese

Also畑 (hatake) · 野 (no) · 分野 (bun'ya) · 専門 (senmon) · グラウンド (guraundo)

Pronunciation

Romajihara

Example

春になると、原に花が咲きます。haru ni na ru to hara ni hana ga sa ki ma su

In spring, flowers bloom in the field.

Illustration for 原 (field)

How to say “field” in Japanese

“Field” in Japanese is 原 (hara).

Describes open, level land seen as a broad stretch rather than as a specific cultivated plot.

Full entry for 原: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 原

子どもたちは放課後、近くの原で遊んでいます。ko do mo ta chi wa hō ka go chika ku no hara de aso n de i ma su

The children are playing in a nearby field after school.

Tips for using 原

  • The word 原 (hara) often appears in place names for areas that were once open land, linking its everyday meaning with Japan's landscape and local history.

Other Japanese words for “field”

2

畑

hatake

nounfield

母は畑で野菜を作ります。haha wa hatake de ya sai o tsuku ri ma su

My mother grows vegetables in the field.

3

野

no

nounfield

春になると、野に花が咲きます。haru ni na ru to no ni hana ga sa ki ma su

Flowers bloom in the field in spring.

この分野はとても大切です。ko no bun ya wa to te mo tai setsu de su

This field is very important.

私の専門は科学です。watashi no sen mon wa ka gaku de su

My field is science.

学校のグラウンドでサッカーをします。gak kō no gu ra u n do de sa kkā o shi ma su

We play soccer on the school field.

私はこのフィールドで長く活動しています。watashi wa ko no fī ru do de naga ku katsu dō shi te i ma su

I have worked in this field for a long time.

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