JLPT N3 · 13 strokes
Kanji 園: "park, garden, yard"
The kanji 園 means "park, garden, yard, farm". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read エン in on'yomi and その in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
エン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
その
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | park, garden, yard, farm |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 628 of 2,501 |
Common words with 園
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 公園(public) park
- 学園educational institution; school; academy; campus
- 庭園garden; park
- 園garden; orchard; park · place; world; environment
- 遊園地amusement park
- 楽園paradise; Eden
- 幼稚園kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
- 動物園zoo; zoological gardens
- 学園祭school festival; campus festival
- 花園flower garden
- 学園長headmaster; principal; dean; provost
- 保育園nursery school; day nursery; day care center
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