Onyomi: テイ · Kunyomi: にわ · Meanings: courtyard, garden, yard
Kanji for courtyard, garden, yard
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庭 is built from two parts: the left side 广 shows a broad shelter or building, often representing a large open structure. On the right is 廷, which originally showed a person moving forward toward a formal space, like a hall or court. Together, these parts formed the idea of an open area beside a building — a place where people could step out, gather, or move about. Over time, this space became associated with a courtyard or garden: the open, maintained area around a home where daily life unfolded.
庭 shows a wide building space (广) connected to an open area where people gather or move (廷). It represents a courtyard or garden beside a home.
Imagine stepping out from a big house (广) into a clean open space (廷) where you can walk, relax, and enjoy the air — that open area is the garden, 庭.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 庭 | にわ | garden, yard, courtyard | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 庭園 | ていえん | garden, park | common Noun |
| 庭木 | にわき | garden tree | common Noun |
| 庭師 | にわし | gardener | Noun |
| 庭いじり | にわいじり | gardening, puttering around in the garden | Noun |
| 庭づくり | にわづくり | gardening | Noun |
| 庭仕事 | にわしごと | gardening | Noun |
| 庭球 | ていきゅう | tennis | Noun |
| 庭先 | にわさき | part of the garden close to the house, nearby garden | Noun |
| ニワトコ | ニワトコ | red-berried elder (Sambucus racemosa subsp. sieboldiana), Japanese elderberry | Noun |