庭(にわ)

にわ
noun
garden, yard
1. garden
A piece of ground used for growing plants.
庭(にわ)に花(はな)を植(う)える。
To plant flowers in the garden.
庭(にわ)の木(き)が大(おお)きくなった。
The tree in the garden has gotten big.
毎朝(まいあさ)庭(にわ)の花(はな)に水(みず)をやるのが日課(にっか)になっている。
Watering the flowers in the garden every morning has become my daily routine.
祖父(そふ)は庭(にわ)で野菜(やさい)を育(そだ)てるのが好(す)きで、毎日(まいにち)手入(てい)れをしている。
My grandfather likes growing vegetables in the garden and tends to it every day.
この旅館(りょかん)の日本庭園(にほんていえん)は百(ひゃく)年(ねん)以上(いじょう)の歴史(れきし)があり、四季(しき)おりおりの美(うつく)しさで知(し)られている。
This inn's Japanese garden has over a hundred years of history and is known for its beauty in every season.
2. yard
The area of ground around a house.
庭(にわ)で遊(あそ)ぶ。
To play in the yard.
広(ひろ)い庭(にわ)のある家(いえ)に住(す)みたい。
I want to live in a house with a big yard.
子(こ)どもたちが庭(にわ)で走(はし)り回(まわ)って遊(あそ)んでいる。
The children are running around playing in the yard.
天気(てんき)がいい日(ひ)は庭(にわ)にテーブルを出(だ)して、外(そと)で食事(しょくじ)をすることがある。
On nice days, we sometimes set up a table in the yard and eat outside.
引(ひ)っ越(こ)した家(いえ)には広(ひろ)い庭(にわ)があったので、犬(いぬ)を飼(か)い始(はじ)めて毎日(まいにち)一緒(いっしょ)に庭(にわ)で遊(あそ)んでいる。
The house we moved into had a big yard, so we got a dog and play in the yard together every day.

庭(にわ) refers to both cultivated gardens and general yard/outdoor space around a house.

SCOPE:
Unlike English, 庭(にわ) covers both "garden" (planted area) and "yard" (general outdoor space). Context determines which meaning applies.

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Added 2026.1.9 21:24 · Revised 2026.5.19 6:20
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