field

(village) + (beforehand)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
BETAPN

Onyomi

YA

YA gotta know where the field is.

Mnemonic

Before this was a village it was just an empty field.

Jukugo

野菜(やさい)

vegetable ★★★★☆
(field) + (vegetable) = 野菜 (vegetable)

野球(やきゅう)

baseball ★★★☆☆
(field) + (sphere) = 野球 (baseball)

soccer??? No, wait, badminton.

野郎(やろう)

my fellow! ★★☆☆☆ KANA

you know that word that all the rappers call each other? In Japanese, that's やろう。 Like the American equivalent, やろう can be a term of camaraderie or a big insult, depending on how well you know the rapper.

Synonyms

area, territory, sector
地域    領域    地帯    地区    分野    範囲   
beast, monster, asshole
野獣    畜生    獣    猛獣   
wish
希望    意思    願い    野心    望み    志す