How to say 'Garden' in Japanese | 庭

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The Japanese word for Garden is 'Niwa', written as 庭 in Japanese.'Garden' in hiragana is にわ.

word

庭

Meaning

Garden

Reading

にわ

niwa

Kanji

庭Garden

Explanation

The Japanese noun '庭 (にわ)' means 'garden'. It refers to an outdoor area, typically adjacent to a house or building, that is cultivated with plants, flowers, or trees. This word is commonly used to describe both traditional Japanese gardens and more general garden spaces. For example: The garden is beautiful「庭がきれいです」(にわがきれいです). I play in the garden「庭で遊びます」(にわであそびます). It can also be used in compound words like '庭園 (ていえん)' (garden or park) or '家庭 (かてい)' (home or household), though the latter is unrelated to the meaning of 'garden'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1594

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 庭

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

庭

Meaning

Garden

Words Related to 庭 Through the Kanji 庭

This Word contains the Kanji 庭 as well.

word

家庭

Meaning

Family, Home

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What does 'Niwa' (庭) mean?

'Niwa' means 'Garden' .

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