草原

そうげん

grassy field; grassland; meadow

Also:grass-covered plain

What does 草原 mean?

草原 is a Japanese noun meaning grassy field; grassland; meadow in English. It can also be translated as grass-covered plain depending on context. It is written as 草原 in kanji, そうげん in hiragana, and sougen in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

野生の動物たちが草原を歩き回っていた。

Wild animals roamed across the plains.