JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
野 means field, wild. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 11 strokes, read の or や. It combines 里 (ri, village), which carries the meaning, with 予, which is there for its sound しょ. It appears in 野菜 (vegetable) and 平野 (plain / open field).
野 is written in 11 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
野 breaks into 2 parts.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 野菜 | やさい | vegetable |
| 平野 | へいや | plain / open field |
| 視野 | しや | field of vision / outlook |
予 tends to carry the sound しょ. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 予 | しょ | beforehand, previous |
| 野 | しょ | plains, field |
| 抒 | しょ | tell, 10**24 |
These use 里 or 予 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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