noun
homeschooling; home education
Archaic term for homeschooling, literally 'garden teaching'. Refers to education at home, often by parents. Cross-referenced with 庭訓 (ていきん), a more common term for the same concept.
See also: 庭訓
江戸時代には、庭の訓が一部の家庭で行われていた。
In the Edo period, homeschooling was practiced in some households.
「庭の訓」という言葉は、今ではほとんど使われない。
The term '庭の訓' is hardly used nowadays.
More common term for homeschooling or home education, often used in modern contexts. 庭の訓 is an archaic variant with the same meaning.
Literally 'garden teaching', from 庭 (garden) and 訓 (teaching, instruction). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it may refer to the idea of teaching children in the home environment.