Kanji meanings › Garden
Kanji for Garden
Japanese has more than one kanji connected to “garden”: 庭、苑、園、圃. Each has its own feeling. Compare their meanings, readings and the names they appear in.
garden
A garden; a calm, well-tended place where things grow.
Japanese gardens (庭園) are designed for quiet reflection.
10 strokes On reading テイ (tei) Kun reading にわ (niwa) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: courtyard, garden, yard
Readings used for names on Nazuke: te, tei, niwa
Names written with 庭: Stacy 日庭詞 · Amadeu 天庭羽 · Mathis 真庭寿 · Stacey 日庭詞 · Stacie 日庭詞 · Atiek 安庭栄久 · Amedeo 愛芽庭央 · Attila 安庭楽 · Batista 羽庭寿太 · Bettina 平庭凪 · Latisha 楽庭紗 · Benedetta 平音庭太 and 16 more
garden
A garden or park full of flowers.
8 strokes On reading エン、オン (en, on) Kun reading その、うつ (sono, utsu) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: garden, farm, park
Readings used for names on Nazuke: en, on, sono
In Japan it appears in about 87 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
garden
A garden full of life.
13 strokes On reading エン (en) Kun reading その (sono) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: park, garden, yard, farm
Readings used for names on Nazuke: en, sono, zono
In Japan it appears in about 140 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
garden
A garden or field.
10 strokes On reading ホ、フ (ho, fu) Kun reading はたけ、にわ (hatake, niwa)
Dictionary meanings: garden, field
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ho
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