庭にわづくり

also: にわつくり

Meanings

gardening; garden making

Refers to the activity or process of creating and maintaining a garden, including design, planting, and care.

Only with reading にわつくり

Rare usage meaning a person who gardens; restricted to the reading にわつくり. More commonly expressed as 庭師 or ガーデナー.

庭にわ師し
庭師 is the standard term for a professional gardener, while 庭つくり (にわつくり) is a rare and somewhat archaic way to refer to a gardener.
ガーデニング
ガーデニング is a loanword for gardening as a hobby, while 庭づくり is a native Japanese term that can encompass both hobby and professional garden creation.

庭にわづくりUsage48%
Common spelling using づくり, which is the standard rendaku form of つくり after 庭.
庭造りUsage33%
- にわづくり
  Alternate kanji spelling using 造, which can emphasize the act of creating or building a garden.
- にわつくり
庭作りUsage18%
- にわづくり
  Alternate kanji spelling using 作, which can emphasize the act of making or cultivating a garden.
- にわつくり
庭にわつくり
Kana-mixed spelling with つくり; less common and may be used to avoid kanji or for stylistic reasons.
にわつくり

Compound of 庭 (にわ, 'garden') and 作り/造り (つくり, 'making'), with rendaku voicing to づくり. The reading にわつくり is a non-rendaku variant.