JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 苑: "garden, farm, park"
The kanji 苑 means "garden, farm, park". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read エン, オン in on'yomi and その, う.つ 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)
エンオン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
そのう.つ
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 | garden, farm, park |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2060 of 2,501 |
Common words with 苑
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 紫苑aster (Aster tataricus); Tartarian aster; Michaelmas daisy
- 外苑outer garden
- 広辞苑Kōjien (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)
- 新宿御苑place : Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden; Shinjuku Gyo-en
- 御苑imperial garden
- 神宮外苑outer gardens of Meiji Shrine
- 内苑inner garden; inner park
- 京都御苑place : Kyōto Gyoen National Garden
- 秘苑secret garden; private garden · female genitalia
- 神苑shrine gardens
- 皇居外苑place : Kōkyo Gaien National Garden (Chiyoda, Tokyo)
- 鹿野苑Magadaava (where Buddha delivered his first sermon); The Deer Park
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