1.
garden
A piece of ground used for growing plants.
My grandfather likes growing vegetables in the garden and tends to it every day.
2.
yard
The area of ground around a house.
On nice days, we sometimes set up a table in the yard and eat outside.
庭 refers to both cultivated gardens and general yard/outdoor space around a house.
SCOPE:
Unlike English, 庭 covers both "garden" (planted area) and "yard" (general outdoor space). Context determines which meaning applies.
JAPANESE GARDENS:
- 日本庭園: Japanese-style garden
- 枯山水: dry landscape garden (rocks and gravel)
- 茶庭: tea ceremony garden
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- 庭師: gardener
- 中庭: courtyard, inner garden
- 庭先: front of the garden/yard
- 裏庭: backyard
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 庭の手入れをする: to maintain the garden
- 庭に花を植える: to plant flowers in the garden