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Kotomora

薗

garden, yard, farm

StatusJinmeiyō (variant)Strokes16

Readings

On'yomi

  • エン
  • オン

Kun'yomi

  • その

Nanori

  • ぞの

Meaning

薗 centers on a cultivated outdoor space: a garden, yard, or farm where plants are grown.

Study

Etymology

薗 is a variant form of 園, adding the grass radical 艹 on top to emphasize vegetation. The core 園 combines 囗 (enclosure) with 袁 (phonetic), suggesting an enclosed cultivated space.

Meaning mnemonic

The grass radical 艹 sits above 園 (garden), like extra lush plants growing over the garden wall. Together they make a garden or farm full of greenery.

Reading mnemonic

For エン, picture the garden as the end of a long path: end -> エン, and you arrive at the lush 薗.