Japanese symbol for “outdoors”
野外
やがい
Romaji: yagai
outdoors; outside; open air
In Japanese, outdoors is 野外, read やがい (yagai).
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
- adj-no, n outdoors; outside; open air
- n fields; outskirts; suburbs
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “outdoors”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 屋外 | おくがい okugai | outdoors; outside |
| アウトドア | アウトドア autodoa | outdoors |
| 戸外 | こがい kogai | open air; outdoors; outside |
| 露地 | ろじ roji | bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; outdoors (non-greenhouse cultivation of crops) |
| 室外 | しつがい shitsugai | outside (the room, building); outdoors |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 野球 | やきゅう yakyuu | baseball |
| 分野 | ぶんや bun'ya | field; sphere; realm |
| 野菜 | やさい yasai | vegetable |
| 野党 | やとう yatou | opposition party; the opposition |
| 視野 | しや shiya | field of vision; view |
| 平野 | へいや heiya | plain; open field |
| 海外 | かいがい kaigai | foreign; abroad; overseas |
| 外国 | がいこく gaikoku | foreign country |
See also: Chinese symbol for “outdoors”.
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.