庭先|にわさきniwasaki[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounpart of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

• Antonym裏庭うらにわNeutralNeutral word for the back yard behind the house; it is only roughly the positional opposite of 「庭先」, the part of the garden nearest the house and engawa.
• Antonym奥庭おくにわWrittenAntonym. Written/formal: a garden deep in the property, hidden from outside view — the opposite of 「庭先」, the part of the garden by the engawa.

Use 「庭先」 for the part of the garden nearest the house or engawa, as in 「庭先に花を植える」. For a garden deep in the property, hidden from outside, use 「奥庭」 (written); for the yard behind the house, 「裏庭」.

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1. 縁側えんがわに近ちかい庭にわ。