庭

garden, yard

JLPT N3 Grade 3 10 strokes

Kun'yomi: にわ
On'yomi: テイ

庭 means "garden, yard". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 10 strokes. It is read にわ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and テイ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

庭 in example sentences

トムは庭にわにいる？

Tomu wa niwa ni iru?

Is Tom in the garden?
庭にわいじりは好すき？

Niwaijiri wa suki?

Do you like gardening?
庭にわに水みずをまこう。

Niwa ni mizu o ma kou.

I'll water the garden.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 庭 mean?: 庭 means "garden, yard". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 庭 have?: 庭 is written in 10 strokes.
How is 庭 read?: It is read にわ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and テイ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 庭?: 庭 is a JLPT N3 kanji.

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