外がい苑えん

noun

outer garden; outer grounds

Refers to the outer garden or grounds of a shrine, temple, or large estate, often in contrast to an inner garden (内苑). Frequently appears in proper nouns.

• 明めい治じ神じん宮ぐう外がい苑えんは東とう京きょうの有ゆう名めいな公こう園えんです。

  Meiji Jingu Gaien is a famous park in Tokyo.

• 神じん社じゃの外がい苑えんにはたくさんの木きが植うえられている。

  Many trees are planted in the outer garden of the shrine.