庭園|ていえんteien[0]heiban (flat)
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- noungarden; park
- Synonym庭にわNeutralThe general word for the yard around a house; the most versatile of these terms, as in 「庭で遊ぶ」. 「庭園」 suggests a large, carefully designed garden.
- SynonymガーデンNeutralA loanword for a garden, seen in 「ガーデニング」 and 「ローズガーデン」. 「庭園」 is more formal and covers both Japanese and Western gardens.
- Synonym園そのWrittenWritten/formal prose for a garden or, figuratively, a place or setting, as in 「学びの園」. 「庭園」 leans toward ornamental gardens.
- Related園生えんせいWrittenA written/formal, archaic word for a garden planted with trees and plants. 「庭園」 is more common.
- Related前栽せんざいWrittenWritten/formal prose for the trees and flowers planted around a house. 「庭園」 refers to the garden as a whole.
- Related園庭えんていNeutralThe yard or playground of a kindergarten or nursery school. 「庭園」 means an ornamental garden.
Use 「庭園」 for a carefully designed ornamental garden, as in 「日本庭園」 and 「西洋庭園」. For a house yard say 「庭」; 「ガーデン」 is the loanword; 「園庭」 is a kindergarten yard; 「園」 is a written, elegant word; 園生 and 前栽 are written terms.
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