中庭|なかにわnakaniwa[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncourtyard; quadrangle; middle court
   中庭なかにわの席せきがありますか。↗

   Do you have a table in the patio?

• SynonymコートヤードNeutralLoanword for a roofless square courtyard enclosed by buildings; close in meaning to 「中庭」 but uncommon in everyday speech.
• RelatedパティオNeutralLoanword for a Western-style outdoor garden or square attached to a building, enclosed by walls or a fence; typical of shopping malls and homes.
• RelatedテラスNeutralLoanword for a terrace or open platform outside a building; unlike 「中庭」, it is not necessarily surrounded by buildings.
• Related坪庭つぼにわNeutralA small inner garden built inside a traditional Japanese home or similar building; the focus is on a compact Japanese-style scene.
• Related内庭うちにわWrittenA garden on the inner side of a residence; nearly synonymous with 「中庭」, but slightly more at home in written prose.

Use 「中庭」 for a garden enclosed by or between buildings. Small gardens in traditional homes are 「坪庭」; Western-style attached gardens are 「パティオ」; open terraces are 「テラス」. 「内庭」 is nearly synonymous but more written; 「コートヤード」 is a rarer loanword equivalent.

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1. 建物たてものなどで周囲しゅういを囲かこまれた庭にわ。建物たてものに挟はさまれた庭にわ。