What is the Kanji for "Garden"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Garden", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Garden" is "庭".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Niwa".

Its onyomi reading is "Tei".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "广" means "Dotted cliff" . And The kanji "廷" means "Government office", "Court", and "Courts" and can be read as "Tei".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "庭" mean in japanese?

"庭" means "Garden".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Third Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

家庭: "Home". The Japanese noun '家庭 (かてい)' means 'home'. This word refers to one's family household or domestic environment. It encompasses the place where one lives with their family and the social unit formed by a family living together. '家庭' is often used to describe the private, intimate sphere of family life, in contrast to the public realm. For example: My home is cozy - (私の家庭は居心地が良い). She helps with chores at home - (彼女は家庭の仕事を手伝う).

庭: "Garden". The Japanese noun '庭 (にわ)' means 'garden'. This word refers to an outdoor space, usually in front of or behind a house, that is planted with flowers, trees, and other vegetation. Gardens are a common feature of traditional Japanese homes and are highly valued for their aesthetic and meditative qualities. For example: The garden was beautiful - (庭はきれいだった). I like to relax in the garden - (私は庭で寛ぐことが好きだ).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "て" is read as "te". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "に" is read as "ni". And The hiragana "わ" is read as "wa".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.