公園|こうえんkouen[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun(public) parkocc. 公苑 in park names
   この公園こうえんはすべての人ひとに公開こうかいされている。↗

   The park is open to everybody.

• Synonym園えんWrittenWritten word for a garden or grounds; it can also mean a place figuratively, as in 「学びの園」.
• Related庭園ていえんNeutralNeutral word for a landscaped garden built for viewing, such as a Japanese garden; unlike a park, it is not necessarily open to the public.
• Related緑地りょくちWrittenWritten term for land covered with greenery, used mainly in urban planning (as in 「緑地帯」); it need not have playground equipment.
• Related園そのWrittenWritten word for a garden or grounds; it can also mean a place figuratively, as in 「学びの園」.
• Related園地えんちWrittenWritten/formal prose word for land laid out as a park or garden; found mostly in official documents, not everyday speech.
• Related園生えんせいWrittenArchaic, literary word for a garden planted with trees and flowers; elegant but rarely used in modern Japanese.

Use 「公園」 for a public park. Choose 「庭園」 for ornamental, landscaped gardens and 「緑地」 for green space in urban planning. 「園地」, 「園生」 and 「園」 are written or literary words, rare in everyday speech.

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1. 市街地しがいちなどで、子供こどもの遊具ゆうぐ等とうが設置せっちされた広場ひろば。
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