園・苑|えんen[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun (suffix)garden; orchard; park; plantation
   彼かれらは私の果実かじつ園えんを荒あらした。↗

   They robbed my orchard.
2. nounkindergarten; nursery school; preschool

• Synonym庭園ていえんNeutralA carefully arranged ornamental garden, as in 「日本庭園」. 「園」 is mostly a suffix, as in 「植物園」 and 「幼稚園」.
• SynonymガーデンNeutralLoanword for a garden; common in shop and facility names like 「ビアガーデン」.
• Synonym公園こうえんNeutralThe everyday word for a public park, a place for public leisure, as in 「公園で遊ぶ」.
• SynonymパークNeutralLoanword for a park or theme park, as in 「テーマパーク」.
• Related庭にわNeutralThe most common word in everyday speech, usually for your own yard, as in 「庭で遊ぶ」.
• Related緑地りょくちNeutralLand covered with greenery, in or outside cities, as in 「緑地公園」; the emphasis is on green space.
• Related園地えんちWrittenA written word for park or garden land, used mostly in planning contexts.
• Related園生えんせいWrittenA written word for a garden planted with trees and flowers, with an old-fashioned elegance.
• Related前栽せんざいWrittenA written word for the flowers and trees planted before a house; found mainly in classical texts.
• Related園庭えんていNeutralThe yard or playground of a kindergarten or nursery school; used mainly in childcare settings.

Use 「園」 chiefly as a suffix for facilities, as in 「動物園」 and 「保育園」. For your own yard say 「庭」, for a public park 「公園」, for an ornamental garden 「庭園」. 「ガーデン」 and 「パーク」 are loanwords often seen in names; 「園地」「園生」「前栽」 are written words; 「園庭」 is a kindergarten yard and 「緑地」 a green space.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 花はなや木きを育そだてるために整備せいびされた場所ばしょ。接尾辞せつびじとして使つかう。
2. 小ちいさい子こどもを預あずけて教育きょういくや保育ほいくをする施設しせつ。