庭
courtyard, garden, yard
Readings
On'yomi
- テイ
Kun'yomi
- にわ
Nanori
- ば
Meaning
庭 centers on an open outdoor space attached to a building: a courtyard, garden, or yard.
Most common words using 庭
20 of 137- 家庭かていN5
home; household; family; hearth
- 庭にわN5
garden; yard; courtyard
- 庭園ていえんN1
garden; park
- 中庭なかにわN1
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
- 校庭こうていN2
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
- 箱庭はこにわ
miniature garden
- 庭師にわし
gardener
- 裏庭うらにわ
rear garden; back yard
- 庭先にわさき
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
- 前庭ぜんてい
front garden; front yard
- 庭木にわき
garden tree
- 庭付きにわつき
having a garden; with a garden
- 庭球ていきゅう
tennis
- 石庭せきてい
rock garden
- 南庭なんてい
grounds south of a building; southern garden
- 家庭内かていない
within the family; in the home; domestic
- 家庭教師かていきょうし
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
- 家庭科かていか
home economics
- 家庭内暴力かていないぼうりょく
household violence (esp. adolescent children towards parents); domestic violence
- 家庭裁判所かていさいばんしょ
family court
Study
Etymology
庭 combines 广 (building) with 廷 (court), suggesting an open area within a building's grounds. The modern form preserves this structure clearly.
Meaning mnemonic
Under the building roof 广, the inner 廷 looks like a leveled ground with a path leading to it. Picture a courtyard or garden right outside the building.
Reading mnemonic
For テイ, imagine a tea party in the garden: tea -> テイ, and the courtyard is the perfect spot for it.