原っぱ

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 原っぱ is read はらっぱ and means open ground or an open field.
• Basic usage: In 子どもたちは広い原っぱで走り回った。, children run around a broad open field.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The small kana
  • The small っ in はらっぱ marks a one-mora closure before the following consonant. Learning the written sequence っぱ together helps preserve that timing.