裏庭|うらにわuraniwa[0]heiban (flat)

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Definitions
  1. nounrear garden; back yard
    家いえの裏庭うらにわなら10人にん以上いじょう入いれるわよ。↗
    My backyard can hold more than ten people.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymバックヤードNeutralLoanword meaning a backyard, but also the back area of a shop or restaurant—storage or work space closed to customers; 「裏庭」 is only the garden behind a building.
  • Antonym前庭ぜんていWrittenWritten/formal word for the garden at the front of a building, the opposite of 「裏庭」; also names a part of the inner ear.

For the yard behind a building, say 「裏庭」. Use 「バックヤード」 for a shop or restaurant's back area—storage and work space off-limits to customers. For the garden at the front, say 「前庭」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 建物たてものの裏側うらがわにある庭にわ。
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