garden with a pond
Refers to a traditional Japanese garden that features a pond as a central element. Often used in descriptions of historical or scenic gardens.
The garden with a pond at this temple shows beauty in every season.
池泉 also means a pond or garden pond, but 園池 refers to the whole garden including the pond.
Standard kanji spelling for a garden with a pond.
Variant kanji form; 苑 also means garden or park, but this spelling is less common.
Compound of 園 (garden) and 池 (pond). The reading えんち is the on'yomi for both characters.