Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2

JLPT level: N4

120 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: plains, field, rustic, civilian life

Kunyomi: の-

Onyomi: ショ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: さとへん

Meaning: village, mile

Strokes: 7

Examples

Examples with audio

球(やきゅう)   baseball

菜(やさい)   vegetable

党(やとう)   opposition party

(へいや)   plain

(ぶんや)   field

(しや)   field of vision

原(のはら)   field

良犬(のらいぬ)   stray dog

Onyomi Examples

plain, field, hidden (structural) member, wild, lacking a political post

ヤガイ outdoors, outside, open air, fields, outskirts, suburbs

ナイヤ infield, diamond

ザイヤ out of office, out of power, in opposition, unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist), in private practice

Kunyomi Examples

plain, field, hidden (structural) member, wild, lacking a political post

のずえ corners of a field

すその foot of a mountain, plain at the foot of a mountain, range, spread, extent, encompassing circle

こうの suburban fields