also: そのう
garden with trees; park
Refers to a garden or park, especially one with trees. The reading そのう is more common; えんせい is rare.
There are many old pine trees in that garden.
The children played hide-and-seek in the park.
kindergartener; preschooler
Standard kanji form for the reading そのう.
Alternate reading; less common than そのう.
The reading developed from classical そのふ, a garden or planted enclosure. Loss of the sound represented historically by ふ produced the modern reading そのう.