公園 (こうえん, kouen) Japanese meaning: park | KotomoraWe had a picnic with the family at the park on the weekend.
This park becomes quiet at night.
Usage patterns
公園で遊ぶto play in the park
The children are playing in the park.
公園を散歩するto take a walk in the park
I take a walk in the park every morning.
〈人〉を公園に連れて行くto take someone to the park
公園でピクニックをするto have a picnic in the park
We had a picnic with the family in the park.
My father used to take me to the park every weekend.
N1
公園 specifically means a public park for everyday use, while 園 is a broader, more literary word that often appears inside compound names like 花園 or 桃園.
課
parks section; parks division
children's park; children's playground
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garden cemetery; memorial park
parkway; road through a park
zoo; zoological park
national government park; government-managed park
quasi-national park
national garden; national park (urban)
national park
botanical garden; park