noun
neglected garden; abandoned garden
Refers to a garden or park that has fallen into disuse and is no longer maintained.
その屋敷の裏には、誰も手入れをしない廃園が広がっていた。
Behind the mansion, a neglected garden that no one tended stretched out.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
closing down; shutting down
Only when written 廃園
Used for the closure of facilities whose names end in 園, such as 動物園 (zoo), 幼稚園 (kindergarten), or 遊園地 (amusement park). Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to close down'.
経営難のため、その動物園は来月廃園することになった。
Due to financial difficulties, the zoo will close down next month.
少子化の影響で、地域の幼稚園が次々と廃園に追い込まれている。
Because of the declining birthrate, local kindergartens are being forced to close one after another.