野生

やせい
JLPT:N1
Frequency:
1

Wild; not domesticated or cultivated — referring to animals or plants living naturally in the wild.

Noun Taking 'の'

Examples

これは野生のキツネで、近くの森に住んでいる。

This is a wild fox that lives in the nearby forest.

野生の植物を勝手に採取するのは法律で禁じられている場所もある。

In some places, it is illegal to pick wild plants without permission.

その種は野生ではほとんど見られなくなった。

That species has become rare in the wild.

2

Growing or living in the wild; used as a noun or with the verb 'suru' to describe living naturally outside human care.

NounIrregular VerbIntransitive Verb

Examples

放された羊は数年で野生化してしまった。

The sheep that were released became feral within a few years.

都市近郊でも野生のタヌキを見かけることがある。

You can sometimes see wild raccoon dogs even near cities.

この地域では野生の果実が多く自生している。

Many wild fruits grow naturally in this area.

3

An archaic first-person pronoun used by men or in humble speech to refer to oneself; scarcely used in modern Japanese.

PronounArchaicMale Term or LanguageHumble (Kenjougo) Language

Examples

古文の例に『野生、参り候ふ』とあり、ここでの野生は一人称を表す。

In a classical text there is the phrase '野生、参り候ふ', where '野生' functions as a first-person pronoun.