noun
homeschooling; home education
Archaic term for homeschooling, literally 'garden teaching'. Refers to education at home, often by parents. Cross-referenced with 庭訓 (ていきん), a more common term for the same concept.
See also: 庭訓
江戸時代には、庭の訓が一部の家庭で行われていた。
In the Edo period, homeschooling was practiced in some households.
「庭の訓」という言葉は、今ではほとんど使われない。
The term '庭の訓' is hardly used nowadays.
Variant spelling using 訓え; less common.
Literally 'garden teaching', from 庭 (garden) and 訓 (teaching, instruction). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it may refer to the idea of teaching children in the home environment.