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field

N4
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Stroke count
11
JLPT
N4

Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.

Memory tip

A flat illustration of a rice field divided into four plots by its paths, with the kanji 野 ("field") drawn into the picture.

Break 野 down and you get 里 (village / league) — fields with a road running through the settlement, and beside it 予 (beforehand / give) — a shuttle passed forward from one hand to the next before it is needed. Picture a rice field divided into four plots by its paths, put 野 inside it, and let that scene stand for "field" — field. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

Stroke Order

Stroke count: 11

General writing tips

These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.

  • •Write from top to bottom.
  • •Write from left to right.
  • •Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
  • •Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
  • •In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
  • •This kanji has 11 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.

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Practice Writing

Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.

Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.

Writing Tips

  • Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
  • Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
  • Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
  • Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.

Example words

yasai

vegetables

bun'ya

field

yasai o tsukaimasu

to use the vegetables

yasai o kaimasu

to buy the vegetables

yasai ga arimasu

there is a vegetables

bun'yanokaigigaarimasu

there is a meeting about field

Example sentences (3)

mainichi, yasai o tabemasu.

I eat vegetables every day.

yasai no suupu o tsukurimashita.

I made vegetable soup.

kodomo no toki wa nigai yasai ga kirai deshita ga, ima wa taberaremasu.

As a child I disliked bitter vegetables, but now I can eat them.