庭

• 読み: にわ
• ローマ字: niwa
• 漢字の分解: 庭 (tei/niwa) — garden, yard, courtyard
• 発音: /ni.wa/

意味

Garden; yard; courtyard. An outdoor area around a home, often with plants or landscaping.

Refers to both Western-style gardens with flowers and traditional Japanese gardens (日本庭園 — nihon teien) with rocks and water features. Common phrases: 庭で遊ぶ (play in the yard), 庭に花を植える (plant flowers in the garden). In apartment living, ベランダ (veranda/balcony) often substitutes for a proper 庭.

例文

1. 庭にきれいな花が咲いています。
2. 子供たちが庭で遊んでいます。
3. 週末に庭の掃除をします。

使い方ガイド

場面: home, nature, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 庭 combines 广 (shelter/roof) with 廷 (courtyard), representing an open space associated with a dwelling — a sheltered outdoor area beside a building.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal