花園|はなぞのhanazono[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounflower garden
- Synonym花畑はなばたけNeutralA field where flowers are grown, or a spot where wild flowers bloom in profusion. 「花園」 leans toward a carefully arranged garden.
- Synonym花圃かほWrittenWritten/formal prose for a plot or bed where flowers are grown. 「花園」 is more common and carries a poetic nuance.
- Relatedお花畑おはなばたけCasualColloquial beautified form of 「花畑」; also a metaphor for unrealistic fantasies, as in 「頭がお花畑」. 「花園」 leans toward an actual garden.
Use 「花園」 for a garden planted with flowers; it is somewhat poetic. For flower fields or wildflower spots pick 「花畑」; its colloquial beautified form 「お花畑」 also means naive fantasies, and written prose may use 「花圃」 for flower beds.
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