• 野菜やさい — vegetable
• 野球やきゅう — baseball
• 野原のはら — field / open plain
• 野生やせい — wild (nature)
• 分野ぶんや — field (of study)
• 野犬やけん — stray dog

The kanji 野 combines ⻏(village) and 予 (prepare) — originally representing a place outside the village used for farming or wild growth. Over time, it took on the meanings of open space, countryside, and unrefined nature.

野球やきゅうは 日本にほんで人気にんきのスポーツです。
Baseball is a popular sport in Japan.

野原のはらで 花はなを見みつけました。
I found flowers in the open field.

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