Japanese symbol for “prairie”
荒野
こうや
Romaji: kouya
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie
In Japanese, prairie is 荒野, read こうや (kouya).
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
- n wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
Written forms: 荒野、荒れ野、曠野. Readings: こうや、あれの、あらの.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “prairie”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 野原 | のはら nohara | field; plain; prairie |
| 原 | はら hara | field; plain; prairie |
| 平原 | へいげん heigen | plain; moor; prairie |
| 草原 | そうげん sougen | grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie |
| プレーリー | プレーリー pureerii | prairie |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 荒れる | あれる areru | to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea) |
| 荒木 | あらき araki | logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber |
| 荒れ | あれ are | stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin) |
| 荒らす | あらす arasu | to lay waste; to devastate; to damage |
| 荒い | あらい arai | rough; wild; violent |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “prairie”.
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.