Meaning

Primary

Garden

Alternative

Yard

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well. You can add the meaning yard to your memory bank as well, if you'd like.

Reading

にわ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word is made up of a single kanji, it should use the kun'yomi reading. When learning the kanji, you didn't learn that reading, so here's a mnemonic to help you with this word: You look at your garden. It doesn't meet your expectations so you decide it's time to get a newer (にわ) garden. Tear it all down, folks! Getting a newer garden, here!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 庭で走り回る

    to run around in the garden

    庭で食べる

    to eat in the garden

    庭で作る

    to make in the garden

Context Sentences

色んなハーブが庭に生えています。

There are various kinds of herbs growing in the garden.

庭の草むしりで一日が終わってしまった。

A whole day is over, though all I did was weeding the garden.

うちには美しい庭があるんだが、隣の人の鶏がいつも花を食べてしまうんだ。

I have a beautiful garden but my neighbor’s chickens keep eating my flowers.

Kanji Composition