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校庭 (こうてい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

校こう庭てい

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Common word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

schoolyard; school grounds; campus

Refers to the outdoor area of a school, including playgrounds, fields, and open spaces used for activities, ceremonies, and sports.

昼ひる休やすみに校こう庭ていでサッカーをした。

We played soccer in the schoolyard during lunch break.

校こう庭ていの桜さくらが満まん開かいだ。

The cherry blossoms in the school grounds are in full bloom.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉で遊あそぶto play in (a place, e.g. the schoolyard)
子こ供どもたちは校こう庭ていで元げん気きに遊あそんでいる。
The children are playing energetically in the schoolyard.
〈場ば所しょ〉に集あつまるto gather at (a place)
全ぜん校こう生せい徒とが校こう庭ていに集あつまった。
All the students gathered in the schoolyard.
〈場ば所しょ〉を走はしるto run around (a place)
体たい育いくの授じゅ業ぎょうで校こう庭ていを走はしった。
We ran around the schoolyard during P.E. class.

Kanji

校exam, school, printing
庭courtyard, garden, yard

Related words

運うん動どう場じょうN1
校庭 specifically refers to a school's outdoor grounds, while 運動場 is a general term for any athletic or sports field, not necessarily attached to a school.
グラウンドN2
校庭 covers the whole schoolyard area, whereas グラウンド is a loanword usually referring to a specific playing field or sports ground, which may be just one part of the 校庭.

Don't confuse with

校こう舎しゃN2
校庭 is the outdoor schoolyard, while 校舎 is the school building itself; learners sometimes confuse the two because both start with 校.
中なか庭にわN1
校庭 refers to a school's open playground or grounds, while 中庭 is a smaller courtyard enclosed by structures, often not at a school.

Written forms

校こう庭ていUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
こうていUsage1%

Etymology

Compound of 校 (school) and 庭 (garden, yard). The reading こうてい is the on'yomi for both kanji.