wilderness in Japanese
wilderness in Japanese is 原野, 荒野 — wilderness means a wild, natural area with no human settlement or cultivation.
wilderness in Japanese
原野
Pronounced: gen'ya
(uncountable) Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a waste or wild.
荒野
Pronounced: kōya
(uncountable) Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a waste or wild.
What does "wilderness" mean?
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noun A wild, natural area with no human settlement or cultivation.
"They spent two weeks hiking through the Alaskan wilderness."
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noun A period out of power, favour, or public attention.
"After losing the election, the party spent a decade in the political wilderness."
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wilderness in a sentence
- They spent two weeks hiking through the Alaskan wilderness.
- Conservationists are fighting to protect the last untouched wilderness in the region.
- After losing the election, the party spent a decade in the political wilderness.
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What is "wilderness" in Japanese?
"wilderness" in Japanese is 原野, 荒野. wilderness means: A wild, natural area with no human settlement or cultivation.
How do you pronounce 原野?
"wilderness" in Japanese is 原野, pronounced "gen'ya".
How do you use "wilderness" in a sentence?
Example: "They spent two weeks hiking through the Alaskan wilderness." In Japanese, "wilderness" is 原野, 荒野.
Are there other ways to say "wilderness" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "wilderness": 原野, 荒野.
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