庭 means “garden”

にわ · niwa

Also: courtyard, yard

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

にわ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

テイ

JLPT N4 · Taught in grade 3 · 10 strokes

The story

Zen gardens teach meditation through raked stone and careful plant placement.

Central to Japanese aesthetics and home life

Its parts

• 广 Roof/house · Top-left
• 廷 Court/extend · Inside

An extended (廷) space under a roof (广): a garden, courtyard

Words with 庭

• 家庭 (かてい, katei): household
• 家庭 (かてい, katei): household / home

Kanji that look like 庭

• 廷 (imperial court): 庭 adds 土 (earth); a garden has ground, a court does not

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