わたの原

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
原
はら
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
海の原

Etymology

From 海 (wata, “sea”) +‎ の (no, attributive particle) +‎ 原 (hara, “field, plain”).

Noun

わたの原(はら) • (wata no hara) 

  1. an ocean
    Synonyms: 海 (umi), 海原 (unabara), 大海 (ōumi, taikai)
    • 905–914, Kokin Wakashū (book 9, poem 407; also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 11)
      わたの原(はら)八十(やそ)島(しま)かけて漕(こ)ぎ出(い)でぬと人(ひと)にはつげよあまのつり舟(ぶね)
      wata no hara yaso shima kakete kogiidenu to hito ni wa tsuge yo ama no tsuribune
      rowing past many islands on the sea, meeting nary a person to mark the boat's passing
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