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Japanese symbol for “moor”

Romaji: nohara
field; plain; prairie; moor

In Japanese, moor is , read (nohara).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n field; plain; prairie; moor

Kanji and stroke order

plains, field, rustic
on: ヤ、ショ
kun: の、の-
11 strokes · JLPT 3
meadow, original, primitive
on: ゲン
kun: はら
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “moor”

WordReadingMeaning
はら harafield; plain; prairie
へいげん heigenplain; moor; prairie
モール mooruMoor
げんや gen'yawaste land; wilderness; moor
ムーア muuamoor; moorland

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
やきゅう yakyuubaseball
ぶんや bun'yafield; sphere; realm
やさい yasaivegetable
やとう yatouopposition party; the opposition
しや shiyafield of vision; view
へいや heiyaplain; open field
げんいん gen'incause; origin; source
げんさく gensakuoriginal work

See also: Chinese symbol for “moor”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.