JLPT N3 · 10 strokes
Kanji 庭: "courtyard, garden, yard"
The kanji 庭 means "courtyard, garden, yard". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read テイ in on'yomi and にわ 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)
テイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
にわ
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 | courtyard, garden, yard |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 816 of 2,501 |
Common words with 庭
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 庭garden; yard; courtyard · field (of action); area
- 家庭home; household; family; hearth
- 中庭courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
- 庭園garden; park
- 校庭schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
- 家庭教師(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
- 裏庭rear garden; back yard
- 庭師gardener
- 庭先part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
- 家庭的family-oriented; familial
- 箱庭miniature garden
- 前庭front garden; front yard · vestibule (of the ear)
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